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ReviewFrontiers in pharmacology2025

Traditional Chinese medicine compounds modulate signaling pathways to improve cardiac-related pathology.

Luwen Zhang, Wei Wang, Xincan Liu, Kuipo Yan, Qiang Li, Ming Li, Chunying Li, Yanxin Li, Lei Chen

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Review in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Luwen Zhang *The First Clinical Medical College of Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
Wei Wang *The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Henan Province Traditional Chinese Medicine Epidemic Diseases Engineering Research Center, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
Xincan LiuThe First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Heart Center/National Regional (Traditional Chinese Medicine) Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Treatment Center, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
Kuipo YanThe First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Heart Center/National Regional (Traditional Chinese Medicine) Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Treatment Center, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
Qiang LiThe First Affiliated Hospital of Hena University of Chinese Medicine, Henan Key Laboratory of Viral Diseases Prevention and Treatment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
Ming LiThe First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Heart Center/National Regional (Traditional Chinese Medicine) Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Treatment Center, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
Chunying LiThe First Clinical Medical College of Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
Yanxin LiThe First Clinical Medical College of Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
Lei ChenThe First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Heart Center/National Regional (Traditional Chinese Medicine) Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Treatment Center, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cardiovascular disease poses a significant risk to human health and remains the leading cause of illness and death globally, with its incidence continuing to rise. The intricate pathophysiological mechanisms of CVDs include inflammation, oxidative stress, autophagy, and myocardial fibrosis. In light of these underlying mechanisms, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and its constituents have demonstrated distinct advantages in managing CVDs. By exerting synergistic effects across multiple components and targets, traditional Chinese medicine can modulate the inflammatory response, mitigate oxidative stress, regulate excessive autophagy, and enhance myocardial fibrosis repair. This article reviews the latest advancements in understanding how TCM compounds regulate signaling pathways involved in the treatment of CVDs.

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cardiovascular diseasenature compoundspharmacokineticsignaling pathwaytraditional Chinese medicine

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PMID40242436
PMCPMC12000890

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