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ArticleReviews in cardiovascular medicine2026

Disruption of the Fibroinflammatory Loop: A Therapeutic Strategy for Cardiac Fibrosis in Non-Ischemic Cardiomyopathy.

Hongyu Qiu, Inna P Gladysheva

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Article in Reviews in cardiovascular medicine, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Hongyu QiuTranslational Cardiovascular Research Center, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine-Phoenix, University of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ 85004, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2436-8921
Inna P GladyshevaTranslational Cardiovascular Research Center, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine-Phoenix, University of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ 85004, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2501-9029

Funding

Factor XIIa is the long-sought activator of circulating renin in heart failure.R01HL171366 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA · PI Inna P Gladysheva · 2024 to 2026
$1.5M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL171366
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In non-ischemic cardiomyopathy, inflammation is closely associated with cardiac fibrosis, which significantly contributes to adverse outcomes and promotes heart failure (HF). Recent mechanistic studies have demonstrated that interactions between fibrotic and inflammatory pathways create a dynamic, self-perpetuating fibroinflammatory loop, thereby accelerating disease progression. New mono or combination therapies that target this cycle by blocking specific inflammatory signals, modulating the immune response, and altering extracellular matrix (ECM) stiffness may halt or even reverse fibrosis. This opinion article discusses critical recent discoveries, current obstacles, and future opportunities in developing inflammation-focused treatments for cardiac fibrosis in non-ischemic cardiomyopathies.

Indexed as

cardiomyocytefibroblastfibrosisheartinflammasomeinflammationmacrophage

Identifiers

PMID41923742
PMCPMC13036539

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