MicroRNA-29 family, a crucial therapeutic target for fibrosis diseases

Y He, C Huang, X Lin, J Li - Biochimie, 2013 - Elsevier
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of approximately 20-nucleotides single-stranded
endogenous RNAs that regulate gene expression at the post-transcriptional level. miRNAs …

Emerging role of HMGB 1 in fibrotic diseases

LC Li, J Gao, J Li - Journal of cellular and molecular medicine, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
High‐mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) is originally identified as a DNA‐binding protein that
functions as a structural co‐factor critical for proper transcriptional regulation in somatic …

[HTML][HTML] Cardiac biomarkers: what is and what can be

R Jacob, M Khan - Indian journal of cardiovascular disease in …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Cardiac biomarkers are of great importance in the timely, accurate diagnosis and
management of acute coronary syndrome as well as the prognosis. Diagnosis in the golden …

Mechano growth factor (MGF) and transforming growth factor (TGF)-β3 functionalized silk scaffolds enhance articular hyaline cartilage regeneration in rabbit model

Z Luo, L Jiang, Y Xu, H Li, W Xu, S Wu, Y Wang, Z Tang… - Biomaterials, 2015 - Elsevier
Damaged cartilage has poor self-healing ability and usually progresses to scar or
fibrocartilaginous tissue, and finally degenerates to osteoarthritis (OA). Here we …

Inflammation, wound repair, and fibrosis: reassessing the spectrum of tissue injury and resolution

ES White, AR Mantovani - The Journal of pathology, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Estimates from various disease‐specific registries suggest that chronic inflammatory and
fibrotic disorders affect a large proportion of the world's population, yet therapies for these …

Hydrogen sulfide donor GYY4137 protects against myocardial fibrosis

G Meng, J Zhu, Y Xiao, Z Huang… - Oxidative medicine …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is a gasotransmitter which regulates multiple cardiovascular
functions. However, the precise roles of H2S in modulating myocardial fibrosis in vivo and …

Crocin attenuates isoprenaline-induced myocardial fibrosis by targeting TLR4/NF-κB signaling: connecting oxidative stress, inflammation, and apoptosis

W Jin, Y Zhang, Y Xue, X Han, X Zhang, Z Ma… - Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's …, 2020 - Springer
Crocin is isolated from saffron and has multiple activities. There are many reports on its
beneficial effects for cardiovascular disease, but crocin's effects on anti-myocardial fibrosis …

Epicardial delivery of VEGF and cardiac stem cells guided by 3-dimensional PLLA mat enhancing cardiac regeneration and angiogenesis in acute myocardial …

HJ Chung, JT Kim, HJ Kim, HW Kyung, P Katila… - Journal of controlled …, 2015 - Elsevier
Congestive heart failure is mostly resulted in a consequence of the limited myocardial
regeneration capacity after acute myocardial infarction. Targeted delivery of proangiogenic …

Dual faced HMGB1 plays multiple roles in cardiomyocyte senescence and cardiac inflammatory injury

H Lu, Z Zhang, PA Barnie, Z Su - Cytokine & growth factor reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
High mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) is constitutively expressed by many cells. In cells,
HMGB1 is a transcription factor or transcription enhancer that is involved in nucleosome …

Investigational drugs targeting cardiac fibrosis

F Roubille, D Busseuil, N Merlet… - Expert review of …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Fibrosis is an accumulation of proteins including collagen in the extracellular space, which
has previously been considered as irreversible damage in various cardiovascular diseases …