Abstract
Autophagy, a highly conserved starvation response mechanism with both defensive and protective effects in eukaryotic cells, is a lysosome-mediated degradation process for non-essential or damaged cellular constituents. It plays an important role in the cell survival, differentiation and development to maintain homeostasis. Autophagy is involved in cardiovascular diseases, cerebrovascular diseases, and neurodegenerative diseases, as well as tumours. Thus, modulating autophagy may provide potential therapeutic strategies. Recently, many active components of Chinese herbal medicines (CHM) have been found to modulate autophagy in myocardial cells, cerebral vascular cells, endothelial cells and tumour cells. This paper reviews the advances in studies on the active components of CHM that modulating autophagy in treating cardiovascular diseases and other chronic diseases over the past five years.
Keywords: Autophagy, biologically active ingredients, Chinese herbal medicines, cardiovascular diseases, cerebrovascular diseases, tumours, neurodegenerative disease.
Current Pharmaceutical Design
Title:The Role of Biologically Active Ingredients from Chinese Herbal Medicines in the Regulation of Autophagy in Treating Cardiovascular Diseases and Other Chronic Diseases
Volume: 23 Issue: 7
Author(s): Jie Li, Yonghong Gao, Xiaomeng Ren, Yanda Li, Lijun Wu, Xinyu Yang, Jie Wang, Hongcai Shang, Xingjiang Xiong*Yanwei Xing*
Affiliation:
- Department of Cardiology, Guang`anmen Hospital, Chinese Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing,China
- Department of cardiology, Guang`anmen Hospital, Chinese Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing,China
Keywords: Autophagy, biologically active ingredients, Chinese herbal medicines, cardiovascular diseases, cerebrovascular diseases, tumours, neurodegenerative disease.
Abstract: Autophagy, a highly conserved starvation response mechanism with both defensive and protective effects in eukaryotic cells, is a lysosome-mediated degradation process for non-essential or damaged cellular constituents. It plays an important role in the cell survival, differentiation and development to maintain homeostasis. Autophagy is involved in cardiovascular diseases, cerebrovascular diseases, and neurodegenerative diseases, as well as tumours. Thus, modulating autophagy may provide potential therapeutic strategies. Recently, many active components of Chinese herbal medicines (CHM) have been found to modulate autophagy in myocardial cells, cerebral vascular cells, endothelial cells and tumour cells. This paper reviews the advances in studies on the active components of CHM that modulating autophagy in treating cardiovascular diseases and other chronic diseases over the past five years.
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Li Jie, Gao Yonghong, Ren Xiaomeng, Li Yanda, Wu Lijun, Yang Xinyu, Wang Jie, Shang Hongcai, Xiong Xingjiang*, Xing Yanwei*, The Role of Biologically Active Ingredients from Chinese Herbal Medicines in the Regulation of Autophagy in Treating Cardiovascular Diseases and Other Chronic Diseases, Current Pharmaceutical Design 2017; 23 (7) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1381612822666161021161850
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1381612822666161021161850 |
Print ISSN 1381-6128 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1873-4286 |
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