Dietary flavonoids: Cardioprotective potential with antioxidant effects and their pharmacokinetic, toxicological and therapeutic concerns

J Khan, PK Deb, S Priya, KD Medina, R Devi… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Flavonoids comprise a large group of structurally diverse polyphenolic compounds of plant
origin and are abundantly found in human diet such as fruits, vegetables, grains, tea, dairy …

Autophagy in the diabetic heart: a potential pharmacotherapeutic target in diabetic cardiomyopathy

S Dewanjee, J Vallamkondu, RS Kalra, A John… - Ageing research …, 2021 - Elsevier
Association of diabetes with an elevated risk of cardiac failure has been clinically evident.
Diabetes potentiates diastolic and systolic cardiac failure following the myocardial infarction …

The role of apelin–APJ system in diabetes and obesity

C Li, H Cheng, BK Adhikari, S Wang, N Yang… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Nowadays, diabetes and obesity are two main health-threatening metabolic disorders in the
world, which increase the risk for many chronic diseases. Apelin, a peptide hormone, exerts …

Icariin: A promising natural product in biomedicine and tissue engineering

Z Seyedi, MS Amiri, V Mohammadzadeh… - Journal of Functional …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Among scaffolds used in tissue engineering, natural biomaterials such as plant-based
materials show a crucial role in cellular function due to their biocompatibility and chemical …

Inhibition of the long non‐coding RNA ZFAS1 attenuates ferroptosis by sponging miR‐150‐5p and activates CCND2 against diabetic cardiomyopathy

T Ni, X Huang, S Pan, Z Lu - Journal of Cellular and Molecular …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Diabetic cardiomyopathy (DbCM) is responsible for increased morbidity and mortality in
patients with diabetes and heart failure. However, the pathogenesis of DbCM has not yet …

Inhibition of ferroptosis by icariin treatment attenuates excessive ethanol consumption-induced atrial remodeling and susceptibility to atrial fibrillation, role of SIRT1

LM Yu, X Dong, T Huang, JK Zhao, ZJ Zhou, YT Huang… - Apoptosis, 2023 - Springer
Ferroptosis contributes to the pathogenesis of atrial fibrillation (AF), although the
mechanisms are still largely uncovered. The current study was designed to explore the …

Therapeutic effects of icariin and icariside II on diabetes mellitus and its complications

W Jiang, K Ding, R Yue, M Lei - Critical reviews in food science …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a global health issue in the twenty-first century, and there are
numerous challenges in preventing and alleviating its chronic complications. The herb …

Icariin Ameliorates Diabetic Renal Tubulointerstitial Fibrosis by Restoring Autophagy via Regulation of the miR-192-5p/GLP-1R Pathway

Z Jia, K Wang, Y Zhang, Y Duan, K Xiao… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Tubulointerstitial fibrosis is one of the most common pathological features of diabetic
nephropathy. Autophagy, an intracellular mechanism to remove damaged or dysfunctional …

Icariin induces developmental toxicity via thyroid hormone disruption in zebrafish larvae

M Wu, N Zheng, X Zhan, J He, M Xiao, Z Zuo… - Food and Chemical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Icariin (ICA) is a natural flavonoid isolated from the traditional Chinese medicinal herb,
Epimedium brevicornu Maxim. Although previous studies have reported that ICA exhibits …

Genomic, proteomic, and metabolic comparisons of small animal models of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: a tale of mice, rats, and cats

AN Smith, R Altara, G Amin, NJ Habeichi… - Journal of the …, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) remains a medical anomaly that
baffles researchers and physicians alike. The overall phenotypical changes of diastolic …