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ArticlePharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland)2024

The Cardioprotective Potential of Herbal Formulas in Myocardial Infarction-Induced Heart Failure through Inhibition of JAK/STAT3 Signaling and Improvement of Cardiac Function.

Youn-Jae Jang, Hye-Yoom Kim, Se-Won Na, Mi-Hyeon Hong, Jung-Joo Yoon, Ho-Sub Lee, Dae-Gill Kang

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Article in Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Signaling Pathways and Therapeutic Approaches in Post-Myocardial Infarction Fibrosis.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

Youn-Jae JangHanbang Cardio-Renal Syndrome Research Center, Wonkwang University, Iksan 54538, Republic of Korea.
Hye-Yoom KimHanbang Cardio-Renal Syndrome Research Center, Wonkwang University, Iksan 54538, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-0396-0862
Se-Won NaHanbang Cardio-Renal Syndrome Research Center, Wonkwang University, Iksan 54538, Republic of Korea.
Mi-Hyeon HongHanbang Cardio-Renal Syndrome Research Center, Wonkwang University, Iksan 54538, Republic of Korea.
Jung-Joo YoonHanbang Cardio-Renal Syndrome Research Center, Wonkwang University, Iksan 54538, Republic of Korea.
Ho-Sub LeeHanbang Cardio-Renal Syndrome Research Center, Wonkwang University, Iksan 54538, Republic of Korea.
Dae-Gill KangHanbang Cardio-Renal Syndrome Research Center, Wonkwang University, Iksan 54538, Republic of Korea.

Funding

National Research Foundation of Korea 2017R1A5A2015805National Research Foundation of Korea 2021R1A2C1010859National Research Foundation of Korea 2021R1C1C2095327
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Myocardial infarction (MI) is a leading cause of heart failure, characterized by adverse cardiac remodeling. This study evaluated the cardioprotective potential of Dohongsamul-tang (DHT), a traditional Korean herbal formula, in a rat model of MI-induced heart failure. Rats underwent left anterior descending (LAD) artery ligation and were treated with either 100 mg/kg or 200 mg/kg of DHT daily for 8 weeks. DHT treatment significantly improved cardiac function, as evidenced by increased ejection fraction (EF) from 62.1% to 70.1% (100 mg/kg) and fractional shortening (FS) from 32.3% to 39.4% (200 mg/kg) compared to the MI control group. Additionally, DHT reduced infarct size by approximately 63.3% (from 60.0% to 22.0%) and heart weight by approximately 16.7% (from 3.6 mg/g to 3.0 mg/g), and significantly decreased levels of heart failure biomarkers: LDH was reduced by 37.6% (from 1409.1 U/L to 879.1 U/L) and CK-MB by 47.6% (from 367.3 U/L to 192.5 U/L). Histological analysis revealed a reduction in left ventricle (LV) fibrosis by approximately 50% (from 24.0% to 12.0%). At the molecular level, DHT inhibited the expression of phospho-JAK by 75% (from 2-fold to 0.5-fold), phospho-STAT3 by 30.8% (from 1.3-fold to 0.9-fold), Bax/Bcl-2 by 56.3% (from 3.2-fold to 1.4-fold), and caspase-3 by 46.3% (from 1.23-fold to 0.66-fold). These results suggest that DHT exerts cardioprotective effects by modulating the JAK/STAT3 signaling pathway, highlighting its potential as a therapeutic option for heart failure.

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cardiac functioncardioprotectiondohongsamul-tangheart failurekorean herbal formulasmyocardial infarction

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PMID39338297
PMCPMC11434789

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