Nicorandil alleviates apoptosis in diabetic cardiomyopathy through PI3K/Akt pathway

X Wang, J Pan, D Liu, M Zhang, X Li… - Journal of Cellular …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Nicorandil exerts myocardial protection through its antihypoxia and antioxidant effects. Here,
we investigated whether it plays an anti‐apoptotic role in diabetic cardiomyopathy. Sprague …

Therapeutic potential of nicorandil beyond anti-anginal drug: A review on current and future perspectives

D Singh, R Singh, AJ Akindele - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Nicorandil (NIC) is a well-known anti-anginal agent, which has been recommended as one
of the second-line treatments for chronic stable angina as justified by the European …

Effects of nicorandil on neurobehavioral function, BBB integrity, edema and stereological parameters of the brain in the sub-acute phase of stroke in a rat model

M Owjfard, MR Bigdeli, A Safari, MR Namavar - Journal of biosciences, 2020 - Springer
Blood–brain barrier (BBB) disruption, inflammation, and cell death are the pathogenic
mechanisms of cerebral ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. Nicorandil protects ischemic injury …

Nicorandil ameliorates doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity in rats, as evaluated by 7 T cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging

Y Wan, B He, D Zhu, L Wang, R Huang, S Wang… - … Drugs and Therapy, 2023 - Springer
Purpose Doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity (DIC) is a common side effect of doxorubicin
chemotherapy, and a major mechanism of DIC is inflammation. However, no effective …

Role of nitric oxide donor in methotrexate-induced testicular injury via modulation of pro-inflammatory mediators, eNOS and P-glycoprotein

WY Abdelzaher, HM Khalaf… - Human & …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Methotrexate (MTX) is a widely used chemotherapeutic agent but its clinical use is
challenged with different forms of toxicities including testicular injury. The aim of the current …

[HTML][HTML] Puerarin pretreatment attenuates cardiomyocyte apoptosis induced by coronary microembolization in rats by activating the PI3K/Akt/GSK-3β signaling …

ZQ Chen, Y Zhou, JW Huang, F Chen… - Korean J Physiol …, 2021 - synapse.koreamed.org
Coronary microembolization (CME) is associated with cardiomyocyte apoptosis and cardiac
dysfunction. Puerarin confers protection against multiple cardiovascular diseases, but its …

Efficacy of nicorandil on the prevention of contrast-induced nephropathy in patients with coronary heart disease undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention

X Zhang, S Yang, P Zhang, N Fu - Coronary Artery Disease, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to explore the effect of nicorandil on the incidence
of contrast-induced nephropathy in patients with coronary heart disease undergoing …

[HTML][HTML] Bezafibrate mitigates cardiac injury against coronary microembolization by preventing activation of p38 MAPK/NF-κB signaling

R Liu, W Wang, W Li - Aging (Albany NY), 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Coronary microembolization (CME)-induced inflammatory response and cardiomyocyte
apoptosis are the main contributors to CME-associated myocardial dysfunction. Bezafibrate …

Nicorandil alleviates inflammation and oxidation in diabetic cardiomyopathy

Y Tao, B Zhou, J Zou, Y Yu, J Zhao, N Xu… - Tropical Journal of …, 2022 - ajol.info
Purpose: To examine the effect of nicorandil on high glucose-induced cardiomyocyte
inflammation and oxidative stress. Methods: H9C2 cardiomyocytes were divided into control …

Effects of nicorandil on p120 expression in the spinal cord and dorsal root ganglion of rats with chronic postsurgical pain

SS Huang, S Cao, CE Lu… - Molecular medicine …, 2020 - spandidos-publications.com
Chronic postsurgical pain (CPSP) has a high incidence, but the underlying mechanism is
not well understood. Accumulating evidence has suggested that central sensitization is the …