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. 2024 Jan 30;18:165–192. doi: 10.2147/DDDT.S445555

Table 2.

Protective Mechanism of Curcumin on Cardiomyocytes

Research Subjects Intervention Methods Mechanism Refs
SD rats I/R I/R-induced oxidative damage is mitigated by activating Sirt1 signaling pathway [154]
Isolated rat heart I/R I/R damage is mitigated by activation of the JAK2/STAT3 signaling pathway [156]
SD rats I/R I/R damage is mitigated by activation of the JAK2/STAT3 signaling pathway [157]
SD rats I/R I/R damage is mitigated by inhibition of TLR2 [159]
H9c2  I/R By anti-oxidative stress, inhibition of NF-κB nuclear translocation and JNK phosphorylation [160]
H9c2  H/R H/R-induced H9C2 cell damage was alleviated by down-regulating Notch pathway [161]
H9c2  I/R I/R damage was mitigated by regulation of total RNA m6A levels [162]
Wistar rat ISO Reduce cardiomyocyte apoptosis by preventing excessive mPTP opening [163]
Male Wistar rats ISO By increasing the level of Hsp27 [164]
C57BL/6 mice Hypoxia Apoptosis was alleviated by miR-7a/b/SP1 pathway [165]
SD rats CME Inhibition of TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB signaling pathway alleviates myocardial cell inflammation and apoptosis [166]
Swiss/SV129 mice Chronic intermittent hypoxia By inhibiting HIF-1α activation, infarct size is reduced [167]
Neonatal rat cardiomyocytes Phenylephrine Cardiomyocyte hypertrophy was alleviated by inhibiting p300-HAT activity [168]
DS rat High-salt diet Cardiac hypertrophy was reduced by reducing p300-HAT activity and GATA4 acetylation levels [169]
Adult 129SvEv mice LPS Myocardial hypertrophy was alleviated by inhibiting p300-HAT activity [170]
H9c2 cardiomyocytes Norepinephrine Cardiomyocyte hypertrophy was inhibited by inhibiting the nuclear localization and DNA binding activity of KATA-4 [171]
Male Wistar rat TAC Myocardial hypertrophy was inhibited by upregulation of NCX [172]
SD rat Nephrectomy, uremia Myocardial hypertrophy is alleviated by inhibiting GSK-3β/catenin, calcineurin/NFAT and ERK1/2 pathways [173]
Cardiac fibroblasts TGF-β1 Myocardial fibrosis is inhibited by inhibition of Smad2/3, p38 MAPK and ERK signaling pathways [174]
Cardiac fibroblasts TGF-β1 The expression of α-SMA and collagen was decreased by inhibiting the Smad-2 and p38 MAPK signaling pathways [175]
Cardiac fibroblasts Ang II By increasing the expression and activity of PPAR γ, the expression of CTGF, collagen III and FN was inhibited [176]
Cardiac fibroblasts Ang II Fibrosis is inhibited by reducing TGF-β1 and MMPs/TIMPs [177]
SD rat Ang II By decreasing AT1R expression and enhancing AT2 receptor expression [178]
Cardiac fibroblasts High glucose Fibrosis is inhibited by inhibiting TGF-β1/Smad and AMPK/ p38 MAPK signaling pathways [179]
SD rat I/R Alleviating myocardial fibrosis by inhibiting TGF-β1/Smad signaling pathway [180]
C57BL/6J mice MI Inhibition of fibrosis by activation of Sirt1 [181]
Wistar-Bratislava white rats ISO Improved ventricular remodeling by reducing MMP-2 and MMP-9 levels [182]
H9C2 cells Norepinephrine By inhibiting the expression and activity of MMP-9 [183]
SD rat Monocrotaline RV remodeling was inhibited by decreasing TNF-α levels and oxidative stress [184]
New Zealand rabbits  Capacity and pressure overload Ventricular remodeling was inhibited by inhibiting P38 and JNK pathways and increasing DKK-3 expression [185]
EAM rats No-intervention By inhibiting iNOS, NADPH oxidase and endoplasmic reticulum stress [186]
EAM rats No-intervention EAM was weakened by inducing macrophage M2 polarization [187]
SD rat Streptozotocin, High sugar, high fat diet By modulating Sirt1/Foxo1 and PI3K/Akt pathways [188]
Male Wistar rats  Streptozotocin, high energy intake By regulating the Akt/GSK-3β signaling pathway, myocardial fibrosis, oxidative stress, inflammation, and apoptosis are alleviated [189]
Male Wistar rats Streptozotocin Curcumin inhibits myocardial fibrosis in diabetic rats by activating Nrf2/HO-1 pathway and inhibiting JAK2/STAT3 pathway [190]
Rats Streptozotocin Myocardial hypertrophy was alleviated by inhibiting P300 upregulation [191]
SD rat Streptozotocin By activating PPAR γ and inhibiting CaMKII/NF-κB/TGF-β1 pathway [192]
C57BL/KsJ db/db mice Normal diet Inflammation is reduced by inhibiting the HMGB1/NLRP3/NF-κB pathway [193]
Diabetic mice Streptozotocin, high fat diet Myocardial autophagy in diabetic mice was regulated by AMPK/mTOR pathway [194]
Rats Dox Dox-induced cardiotoxicity is mitigated by modulating the Rac1/TWEAK/Fn14/NF-κB complex network [195]
Mice Dox The myocardial damage induced by dox was alleviated by up-regulating the expression of 14-3-3γ [196]
Primary rat cardiomyocytes D-galactose Autophagy is promoted by increasing Sirt1 expression and phosphorylating AMPK [197]
Wistar rat 4 to 6 months old Modulates the TSP1/VEGF-A signaling pathway to promote angiogenesis [198]
Rats PM2.5 ERS is inhibited by activation of SERCA2a, thereby improving cardiac inflammation and cardiomyocyte apoptosis [199]