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ArticleFrontiers in cardiovascular medicine2026

Astragaloside IV prevents calpain-1-mediated cardiac hypertrophy and fibrosis induced by diabetes.

Qinglong Zhang, Ning Zhao, Silin Wei, Meili Lu, Kangyin Chen

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Qinglong Zhang *Department of Cardiology, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Ionic-Molecular Function of Cardiovascular Disease, Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin Institute of Cardiology, Tianjin, China.
Ning Zhao *Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Basic Medical College, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, Liaoning, China.
Silin WeiKey Laboratory of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Drug Research of Liaoning Province, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, China.
Meili LuKey Laboratory of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Drug Research of Liaoning Province, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, China.
Kangyin ChenDepartment of Cardiology, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Ionic-Molecular Function of Cardiovascular Disease, Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin Institute of Cardiology, Tianjin, China.

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Objective: Astragaloside IV (AsIV) has been reported to alleviate diabetes-induced endothelial dysfunction by inhibiting calpain-1. This study aimed to determine whether the same mechanism underlies its protective effect against diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM). Methods: At the Results: AsIV could not completely normalize blood glucose in mice, but could significantly improve cardiac systolic and diastolic function, myocardial hypertrophy and fibrosis. The beneficial effect of calpain-1 gene knockout on diabetic cardiomyopathy was similar to that of AsIV, and calpain-1 knockout did not further enhance the beneficial effect of AsIV. Calpain-1 overexpression abolished the beneficial effect of AsIV on high glucose induced H9c2 cell injury and fibroblast proliferation. In addition, the intracellular Ca Conclusions: AsIV could ameliorate intracellular Ca

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apoptosisastragaloside IVCa2+ overloadcalpain-1oxidative stress

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