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ArticleJournal of traditional and complementary medicine2026

Kaixuan Qibi granules attenuate myocardial fibrosis through BRD4 blockade regulated by the NF-κB/NLRP3 signaling pathway.

Rui Huang, Gang Luo, Meng-Nan Liu, Wen-Li Chen, Qun Luo, Wen-Zhe Ma, Yong Xu

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Article in Journal of traditional and complementary 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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Rui HuangState Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicines, Faculty of Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau SAR, 999078, China.
Gang LuoInstitute of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, The Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, 646000, China.
Meng-Nan LiuInstitute of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, The Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, 646000, China.
Wen-Li ChenInstitute of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, The Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, 646000, China.
Qun LuoInstitute of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, The Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, 646000, China.
Wen-Zhe MaState Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicines, Faculty of Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau SAR, 999078, China.
Yong XuState Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicines, Faculty of Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau SAR, 999078, China.

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Background and aim: Kaixuan Qibi granules (KXGs) have exhibited favorable therapeutic outcomes in addressing a wide range of ailments. They have established their efficacy as a traditional Chinese medicine formulation, particularly for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases associated with myocardial fibrosis (MF). Targeting of bromodomain-containing protein 4 (BRD4) represents an efficacious strategy for addressing inflammation (a pivotal factor in MF progression). However, revealing the inhibitory impact of KXGs on BRD4 in MF development is elusive. We investigated the impact of KXGs on MF and elucidated the regulatory mechanism of BRD4 in MF by KXGs Experimental procedure: Induction of an Results: In this study, we observed a notable reduction in the extent of fibrotic tissue accompanied by organized collagen following treatment with KXGs. KXGs exhibited a significant regulatory effect on metabolite levels while also inhibiting BRD4-related pathways and the inflammatory response. Later, KXGs exhibited downregulation the expression of BRD4, phosphorylated (p)-NF-κB p65 (phosphor/total), NLRP3, ASC, caspase-1, and interleukin-1β (IL-1β) in both Conclusion: KXGs attenuated MF progression by modulating the NF-κB/NLRP3 signaling pathway through inhibition of BRD4 activity.

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BRD4Kaixuan Qibi granulesMyocardial fibrosisNF-κB/NLRP3Traditional Chinese medicine

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