Chinese Herbal Medicine Alleviates Myocardial Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury by Regulating Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress. (7th December 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Liang, Wu-Lin; Cai, Meng-Ru; Zhang, Ming-Qian; Cui, Shuang; Zhang, Tian-Rui; Cheng, Wen-Hao; Wu, Yong-Hong; Ou, Wen-Jing; Jia, Zhan-Hong; Zhang, Shuo-Feng
• Other Names: Calapai Gioacchino Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine. Volume 2021(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-12-07
• Subjects: Alternative medicine -- Periodicals; 615.505
• DOI: 10.1155/2021/4963346
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1741-427X

Abstract

Abstract : Myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury is the main cause of increased mortality and disability in cardiovascular diseases. The injury involves many pathological processes, such as oxidative stress, calcium homeostasis imbalance, inflammation, and energy metabolism disorders, and these pathological stimuli can activate endoplasmic reticulum stress. In the early stage of ischemia, endoplasmic reticulum stress alleviates the injury as an adaptive survival response, but the long-term stress on endoplasmic reticulum amplifies oxidative stress, inflammation, and calcium overload to accelerate cell damage and apoptosis. Therefore, regulation of endoplasmic reticulum stress may be a mechanism to improve ischemia/reperfusion injury. Chinese herbal medicine has a long history of clinical application and unique advantages in the treatment of ischemic heart diseases. This review focuses on the effect of Chinese herbal medicine on myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury from the perspective of regulation of endoplasmic reticulum stress.