Research progress on mechanism of action of radix astragalus in the treatment of heart failure

Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 235-240

  Yang, Qing You ^a   Chen, Ke Ji ^b   Lu, Shu ^a   Sun, Hui Ru ^a  

^a Wuxi Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicien   (China)

^b XIYUAN HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Heart failure; Mechanism of action; Radix Astragalus; Review

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (POTASSIUM SODIUM); ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ALDOSTERONE; ANGIOTENSIN II; ASTRAGALUS EXTRACT; ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CHINESE DRUG; CREATINE KINASE; CYCLIC AMP; CYTOKINE; ENDOTHELIN; MALONALDEHYDE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; QIANGXIN; SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM CALCIUM TRANSPORTING ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL PROTECTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HUMAN; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN SUPPLY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RADIX ASTRAGALUS; SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM;

ASTRAGALUS PLANT; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CYTOPROTECTION; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC;

EID: 84862730533     PISSN: 16720415     EISSN: 19930402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11655-012-1022-1     Document Type: Article

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