Table 5.
Type | Cells/tissues | Effects | Reference |
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In vivo research | Guinea pig heart | Anti-voltage-dependent Ca2+ channels. | Wang et al., 2006 [41] |
Rat heart | Upregulation of leptin, upregulation of oxidative stress, endothelin pathways, expressions of SERCA2a, expressions of PLB. |
He et al., 2008 [44] | |
SAH rat | Induce eNOS expression, improve endothelial dysfunction, ET-1 production. |
Chang et al., 2011 [46] | |
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Type | Organ/animals | Effects | Reference |
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In vitro research | HUVEs | Promote L-arginine uptake, expression of catalase (CAT), phosphorylation of eNOS, AMPK-PI3K-Akt signaling pathway, NO. |
Pan et al., 2011 [42] |
Neonatal rat cardiomyocytes | TLR4-NFκB-TNFα signaling pathway. | Wang et al., 2011 [43] |
Note: SAH: subarachnoid hemorrhage; TNF-α: tumor necrosis factor α; HUVEC: shuman umbilical vein endothelial cells; NF-κB: nuclear factor κB; TLR: toll-like receptor; eNOS: endothelial nitric oxide synthase.