[HTML][HTML] Icariin improves cardiac function and remodeling via the TGF-β1/Smad signaling pathway in rats following myocardial infarction

J Jia, X Zhao, S Tao, J Wang, R Zhang, H Dai… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Background Postinfarction cardiac remodeling presents a compensatory mechanism aimed
at mitigating congestive heart failure. It is distinguished by progressive dilatation and …

Icariin influences cardiac remodeling following myocardial infarction by regulating the CD147/MMP-9 pathway

Y Shi, W Yan, Q Lin, W Wang - Journal of International …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective We investigated the protective effect of icariin on myocardial infarction-induced
cardiac remodeling. Methods A cardiac remodeling model was constructed by ligating rats' …

Icariin attenuates cardiac remodelling through down-regulating myocardial apoptosis and matrix metalloproteinase activity in rats with congestive heart failure

YH Song, H Cai, N Gu, CF Qian… - Journal of Pharmacy …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Objectives In this study, the anti-heart failure effect of icariin, a natural flavonol glycoside,
and the underlying mechanisms were investigated. Methods Heart failure was induced by …

[HTML][HTML] Icariside II attenuates myocardial fibrosis by inhibiting nuclear factor-κB and the TGF-β1/Smad2 signalling pathway in spontaneously hypertensive rats

S Fu, YL Li, YT Wu, Y Yue, ZQ Qian, DL Yang - Biomedicine & …, 2018 - Elsevier
Studies have demonstrated that icariin plays important roles in preventing hypertension and
improving myocardial hypertrophy, inflammatory and infiltration. Icariside (ICS II) is the main …

Specific α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonist ameliorates isoproterenol‐induced cardiac remodelling in mice through TGF‐β1/Smad3 pathway

YH Yang, HL Fang, M Zhao, XL Wei… - Clinical and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
It is well‐accepted that inflammation plays an important role in the development of cardiac
remodelling and that therapeutic approaches targeting inflammation can inhibit cardiac …

Icariside II improves myocardial fibrosis in spontaneously hypertensive rats by inhibiting collagen synthesis

S Fu, Y Li, Y Wu, Y Yue, D Yang - Journal of Pharmacy and …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Objectives We aimed to investigate the effects of icariside II (ICS II) on myocardial fibrosis in
spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs) and to explore the possible mechanisms. Methods …

Thalidomide attenuates the development of fibrosis during post‐infarction myocardial remodelling in rats

A Yndestad, LE Vinge, R Bjørnerheim… - European journal of …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Background Inflammation plays a pathogenic role in the development of heart failure (HF).
The aim of this study was to examine the effect of treatment with the immunomodulating drug …

Retracted: Tanshinone IIA prevents left ventricular remodelling via the TLR4/MyD88/NF‐κB signalling pathway in rats with myocardial infarction

DM Wu, YJ Wang, XR Han, X Wen, L Li… - Journal of Cellular …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, we aim to investigate the role of tanshinone IIA in myocardial infarction (MI),
especially in left ventricular remodelling (VR) and the underlying mechanism involving the …

Icariin attenuates diabetic cardiomyopathy and downregulates extracellular matrix proteins in heart tissue of type 2 diabetic rats

C Qiao, H Wang, Z Song, Y Ding, J Tao, J Aa, X Ding - Pharmacology, 2020 - karger.com
Objective: Diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a serious complication of type 2 diabetes
mellitus (T2DM), resulting in unfavorable prognosis. Icariin (ICA) is a major flavonoid …

Acacetin alleviates cardiac fibrosis via TGF-β1/Smad and AKT/mTOR signal pathways in spontaneous hypertensive rats

Z Li, S Lv, J Qiao, S Wang, F Ji, D Li, J Yan, Y Wei… - Gerontology, 2023 - karger.com
Introduction: Attenuating cardiac fibroblasts activation contributes to reducing excessive
extracellular matrix deposition and cardiac structural remodeling in hypertensive hearts …