Shen Gui capsule (SGC) has been demonstrated to have a significant treatment effect for coronary heart disease (CHD). Nevertheless, the holistic therapeutic mechanism of SGC in vivo remain poorly interpreted. We aimed to systematically explore the …

Overweight/obesity is a growing pandemic nowadays that affects many organs and tis- sues. We have investigated whether a high-lipid diet provokes an imbalance between type 1 and type 2 angiotensin II (Ang II) receptors signaling, leading to liver …

Recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH), widely used in clinical studies, exerts protective effects against cardiac damage. Here, we investigated the effects and mechanisms underlying the effects of rhGH on cardiac functions in db/db mice. C57BL/6J and …

Objective: Myocardial infarction (MI) remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality due partly to the limited regenerative capacity of cardiomyocytes to replace cardiomyocyte lost due to apoptosis. Inhibiting cardiomyocyte apoptosis is recognized …

Background G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) regulate the pathological and physiological functions of the heart. GPCR antagonists are widely used in the treatment of chronic heart failure. Despite therapeutic advances in the treatments for …

BackgroundDiabetes mellitus (DM) patients surviving myocardial infarction (MI) have substantially higher mortality due tothe more frequent development of subsequent pathological myocardial remodelling and concomitant functional deteriora-tion. This study …

Background: Patients with heart failure (HF) often experience gastrointestinal problems such as constipation, diarrhea, and disturbances to drug absorption. In HF, hypoperfusion and congestion cause structural and functional changes in the gut, which, in …

Myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury is still a lack of effective therapeutic drugs, and its molecular mechanism is urgently needed. Studies have shown that the intestinal flora plays an important regulatory role in cardiovascular injury, but the …

This study test was designed to investigate the possible modulatory effect of rapamycin combined with HO-3867 in monocrotaline(MCT)-induced pulmonary arterial hypertension in rats. We hypothesized that combined treatment with rapamycin and HO-3867 is …

Sepsis-induced myocardial dysfunction (SIMD) is ubiquitous in septic shock patients and is associated with high morbidity and mortality rates. Heat shock protein 22 (Hsp22), which belongs to the small HSP family of proteins, is involved in several …