Cardiology Studies

Aqueous extract of Solanum nigrum attenuates Angiotensin-II induced cardiac hypertrophy and improves cardiac function by repressing protein kinase C-ζ to restore HSF2 deSUMOlyation and Mel-18-IGF-IIR signaling suppression.

Lin HJ et al (2022).
J Ethnopharmacol.
PubMed:
34634367

Neuroprotective effect of wild lowbush blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium) on global cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury in rats: Downregulation of iNOS/TNF-α and upregulation of miR-146a/miR-21 expression.

A study investigated the neuroprotective effect of wild lowbush blueberry on rats with induced cerebral ischemia and reperfusion. The rats were injected with BBE for 14 days and several parameters were measured. Results showed that BBE significantly decreased oxidative stress levels and increased antioxidant power levels in the hippocampus and serum, while also modulating neuroinflammatory cascades and protecting neurons against ischemic death. The study suggests that BBE may have potent neuroprotective efficacy against cerebral ischemia and reperfusion.

Moradi Z et al (2021).
Phytother Res.
PubMed:
34580912

Uncovering the molecular mechanisms of Ilex pubescens against myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury using network pharmacology analysis and experimental pharmacology.

Zheng Y et al (2022).
J Ethnopharmacol.
PubMed:
34537280