Iron behaving badly: inappropriate iron chelation as a major contributor to the aetiology of vascular and other progressive inflammatory and degenerative diseases

DB Kell - BMC medical genomics, 2009 - Springer
Background The production of peroxide and superoxide is an inevitable consequence of
aerobic metabolism, and while these particular'reactive oxygen species'(ROSs) can exhibit a …

Statins and sepsis: multiple modifications at multiple levels

M Terblanche, Y Almog, RS Rosenson… - The Lancet infectious …, 2007 - thelancet.com
Sepsis, an infection-induced inflammatory syndrome, is a leading and increasing cause of
mortality worldwide. Animal and human observational studies suggest statins may prevent …

Empagliflozin inhibits excessive autophagy through the AMPK/GSK3β signalling pathway in diabetic cardiomyopathy

R Madonna, S Moscato, MC Cufaro… - Cardiovascular …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Aims Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors have beneficial effects on heart failure and
cardiovascular mortality in diabetic and non-diabetic patients, with unclear mechanisms …

Ergosterol peroxide from an edible mushroom suppresses inflammatory responses in RAW264. 7 macrophages and growth of HT29 colon adenocarcinoma cells

M Kobori, M Yoshida… - British journal of …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Background and purpose: 5α, 8α‐Epidioxy‐22E‐ergosta‐6, 22‐dien‐3β‐ol (ergosterol
peroxide) is a major antitumour sterol produced by edible or medicinal mushrooms …

Effect of microbial fermentation on content of statin, GABA, and polyphenols in Pu-Erh tea

KC Jeng, CS Chen, YP Fang, RCW Hou… - Journal of agricultural …, 2007 - ACS Publications
Besides cancer prevention, the hypolipidemic effects of tea have been well studied in
animals and humans. Recently, statin has been identified in Pu-erh tea extract. Clinical trials …

Cardiomyocyte death and renewal in the normal and diseased heart

LM Buja, D Vela - Cardiovascular Pathology, 2008 - Elsevier
During post-natal maturation of the mammalian heart, proliferation of cardiomyocytes
essentially ceases as cardiomyocytes withdraw from the cell cycle and develop blocks at the …

Cancer chemoprevention: scientific promise, clinical uncertainty

MB Sporn, KT Liby - Nature Clinical Practice Oncology, 2005 - nature.com
We review fundamental processes, such as mutation, oxidative stress, and inflammation that
are critical for carcinogenesis and provide specific molecular targets for new …

Effects of simvastatin on the development of the atrial fibrillation substrate in dogs with congestive heart failure

A Shiroshita-Takeshita, BJJM Brundel… - Cardiovascular …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Background: Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a common cause of atrial fibrillation (AF).
Oxidative stress and inflammation (profibrotic) and peroxisome proliferator-activated …

[HTML][HTML] Exogenous hydrogen sulfide protects against doxorubicin-induced inflammation and cytotoxicity by inhibiting p38MAPK/NFκB pathway in H9c2 cardiac cells

R Guo, K Wu, J Chen, L Mo, X Hua, D Zheng… - Cellular Physiology and …, 2013 - karger.com
Background/Aim: We have demonstrated that exogenous hydrogen sulfide (H 2 S) protects
H9c2 cardiac cells against the doxorubicin (DOX)-induced injuries by inhibiting p38 mitogen …

Simvastatin suppresses the progression of experimentally induced cerebral aneurysms in rats

T Aoki, H Kataoka, R Ishibashi, K Nozaki, N Hashimoto - Stroke, 2008 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—The pathophysiology of cerebral aneurysms (CAs) is linked to
chronic inflammation and degradation of extracellular matrix in vascular walls. Because …