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ArticleJournal of inflammation research2025

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Lichun Zha, Lili Cui, Jiahua Mei, Juan Pu, Jiaxu Hao, Xiao Fan, Hongyuan Wang, Heng Fang, Yunshu Ma

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Article in Journal of inflammation research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors.

Lichun Zha *School of Chinese Materia Medica of Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kunming, Yunnan, 650500, People's Republic of China.
Lili Cui *School of Chinese Materia Medica of Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kunming, Yunnan, 650500, People's Republic of China.
Jiahua Mei *School of Chinese Materia Medica of Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kunming, Yunnan, 650500, People's Republic of China.
Juan PuSchool of Chinese Materia Medica of Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kunming, Yunnan, 650500, People's Republic of China.
Jiaxu HaoSchool of Chinese Materia Medica of Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kunming, Yunnan, 650500, People's Republic of China.
Xiao FanSchool of Chinese Materia Medica of Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kunming, Yunnan, 650500, People's Republic of China.
Hongyuan WangSchool of Chinese Materia Medica of Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kunming, Yunnan, 650500, People's Republic of China.
Heng FangSchool of Chinese Materia Medica of Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kunming, Yunnan, 650500, People's Republic of China.
Yunshu MaSchool of Chinese Materia Medica of Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kunming, Yunnan, 650500, People's Republic of China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: To investigate the synergistic protective effects and underlying mechanisms of combining Patients and Methods: An MIRI model was established in Sprague-Dawley rats to evaluate the synergistic cardioprotective effects of VOA combined with Cre. Myocardial injury was assessed by measuring the infarct size, apoptotic cardiomyocytes, myocardial injury biomarkers, and histopathological changes. Proinflammatory mediators and oxidative stress markers and results of Western blotting were analyzed to determine the underlying cardioprotective mechanisms of Cre and VOA. In addition, metabolomic analysis was conducted to identify alterations in relevant metabolic pathways. Results: Cre and VOA alleviated MIRI in rats by reducing infarct size, lowering the levels of myocardial injury biomarkers (Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), cardiac troponin I (cTnI), creatine kinase (CK), and creatine kinase-myocardial band (CK-MB)), and ameliorating histopathological damage. Mechanistically, Cre and VOA attenuated oxidative stress by enhancing the activity of the antioxidant enzyme superoxide dismutase (SOD) and suppressing the expression of the oxidative stress marker malondialdehyde (MDA). In addition, they downregulated proinflammatory cytokines (interleukin-6 (IL-6) and interleukin-1β (IL-1β)) by inhibiting the MAPK/NF-κB/TNF-α signaling pathway. They mitigated endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and apoptosis by modulating the GRP78-PERK/ATF6-CHOP pathway. Metabolomic analysis identified 13 potential biomarkers, and glutamic, pantothenic, and oleic acids were the key metabolites. The glycine, serine, and threonine metabolism pathway, glutathione metabolism, the pentose phosphate pathway, and the biosynthesis of unsaturated fatty acids were the most relevant metabolic pathways involved in the cardioprotective effects of Cre and VOA. Conclusion: Cre and VOA may alleviate MIRI by modulating energy metabolism and suppressing apoptosis and inflammatory responses triggered by oxidative and ER stress. This effect is mediated by GRP78-PERK/ATF6-CHOP and MAPK-NF-κB-TNF-α signaling pathways. Moreover, the volatile oil of

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apoptosiscardioprotectiveenergy metabolisminflammationmyocardial ischemia

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