Central role of cardiac fibroblasts in myocardial fibrosis of diabetic cardiomyopathy

Y Cheng, Y Wang, R Yin, Y Xu, L Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM), a main cardiovascular complication of diabetes, can
eventually develop into heart failure and affect the prognosis of patients. Myocardial fibrosis …

The potential health benefits of aloin from genus Aloe

J Xiao, S Chen, Y Chen, J Su - Phytotherapy Research, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The Aloe species is known for its medicinal and cosmetic properties. Aloin is an active
ingredient found in the leaves of medicinal plants of the genus Aloe. Aloin has attracted …

Calycosin as a novel PI3K activator reduces inflammation and fibrosis in heart failure through AKT–IKK/STAT3 axis

X Wang, W Li, Y Zhang, Q Sun, J Cao… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Aim: Inflammation and fibrosis have been shown to be critical factors in heart failure (HF)
progression. Calycosin (Cal) is the major active component of Astragalus mongholicus …

Daidzein suppresses TGF-β1-induced cardiac fibroblast activation via the TGF-β1/SMAD2/3 signaling pathway

J Shu, L Hu, Y Wu, L Chen, K Huang, Z Wang… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Myocardial fibrosis is a concomitant bioprocess associated with many cardiovascular
diseases (CVDs). Daidzein is an isoflavone that has been used for the treatment of CVDs …

[HTML][HTML] Optimized New Shengmai Powder ameliorates myocardial fibrosis in rats with heart failure by inhibition of the MAPK signaling pathway

Z Zhang, Y Song, X Zhang, S Wang, Z Jia… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Ethnopharmacological relevance Optimized New Shengmai Powder (ONSMP) is a
traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) formula for heart failure treatment. MAPK signaling …

Human umbilical cord-based therapeutics: stem cells and blood derivatives for female reproductive medicine

A Rodríguez-Eguren, M Gómez-Álvarez… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
There are several conditions that lead to female infertility, where traditional or conventional
treatments have limited efficacy. In these challenging scenarios, stem cell (SC) therapies …

MiR-455-5p upregulation in umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells attenuates endometrial injury and promotes repair of damaged endometrium via Janus kinase …

D Sun, Z Jiang, Y Chen, D Shang, P Miao, J Gao - Bioengineered, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (UCMSCs) are regarded as an ideal source for
clinical use. Increasing evidence has suggested that microRNAs (miRNAs) work as a crucial …

High-Fat Diet Has a Protective Sex-Dependent Effect on Aortic Aneurysm Severity in a Marfan Syndrome Mouse Model

C Lau, ML Muthu, IF Siddiqui, L Li… - Canadian Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Marfan syndrome (MFS) is a genetic disorder caused by mutations in fibrillin-1
and is characterized by thoracic aortic aneurysms and other complications. Previous studies …

[HTML][HTML] The role of JNK signaling pathway in organ fibrosis

M Hao, Y Lu, Z Yao, P Wang, Z Chen, L Zhou… - Journal of Advanced …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Fibrosis is a tissue damage repair response caused by multiple pathogenic
factors which could occur in almost every apparatus and leading to the tissue structure …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting MAPK-ERK/JNK pathway: A potential intervention mechanism of myocardial fibrosis in heart failure

Z Zhang, Z Yang, S Wang, X Wang, J Mao - Biomedicine & …, 2024 - Elsevier
Myocardial fibrosis is a significant pathological basis of heart failure. Overactivation of the
ERK1/2 and JNK1/2 signaling pathways of MAPK family members synergistically promotes …