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ReviewPharmaceutical research2025

Amyloid Light Chain Proteins in Cardiovascular Disease: Pathogenesis and Emerging Therapies for Cardiac Amyloidosis.

Hanyan Hu, Yiqiang Wang, Mingming Xu

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Review in Pharmaceutical research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Hanyan HuWisdom Lake Academy of Pharmacy, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, 215123, China.
Yiqiang WangWisdom Lake Academy of Pharmacy, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, 215123, China. yiqiang.wang@xjtlu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1552-7529
Mingming XuWisdom Lake Academy of Pharmacy, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, 215123, China. mingming.xu@xjtlu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8158-2879

Funding

Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University RDF-22-02-013
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cardiac amyloidosis caused by amyloid light chain proteins is a life-threatening manifestation of systemic amyloid light chain amyloidosis, yet it remains underrecognized. This review explores the pathogenic mechanisms underlying cardiac involvement in amyloid light chain amyloidosis, focusing on two key pathways: the physical disruption from extracellular amyloid deposition and direct cardiotoxicity from circulating light chains, which induce oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, and apoptosis. Emerging therapies, including cellular immunotherapies such as chimeric antigen receptor T cells and bispecific antibodies, plasma cell-directed agents, and strategies that promote amyloid fibril removal or restore cardiomyocyte function are also evaluated. Despite advances, challenges persist in managing toxicities, accelerating amyloid clearance, and validating treatments in broader populations. Future efforts should prioritize early diagnosis, optimized combination therapies, mass spectrometry-driven drug discovery, and the development of reliable human in vitro and animal models to better recapitulate disease mechanisms and facilitate therapeutic development.

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AmyloidosisCardiovascular DiseasesImmunoglobulin Light-chain AmyloidosisAnimalsApoptosisHumansOxidative Stressamyloid light chaincardiac amyloidosiscardiovascular diseasemass spectrometry

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