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. 2019 Feb 24;2019:3231424. doi: 10.1155/2019/3231424

Table 1.

The role of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in the regulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in myocardial infarction (MI).

Type of TCM TCM (molecular formula) Type of study Mechanism of action References
The bioactive ingredients of TCM SAL (C36H30O16; C26H22O10),
TAN (C18H12O3; C19H18O3)
In vivo Downregulation of factors participated in oxidative stress and apoptosis; inhibition of intracellular calcium and cell adhesion pathways Wang et al. [129]
Danshensu (C9H10O5) In vivo Activation of the Akt/ERK1/2/Nrf2 signaling pathway Yu et al. [35]
Astragalin (C21H20O11) In vivo Antiapoptotic, antioxidative, and anti-inflammatory activities Qu et al. [41]
OP-D (C44H70O16)
Curcumin (C21H20O6) In vivo Activating JAK2/STAT3 signal pathway, reducing oxidative damage and suppressing myocardium apoptosis Liu et al. [111]
Punicalagin (C48H28O30) In vivo Activation of AMPK Ding et al. [60]
Barbaloin (C21H22O9) In vivo Antioxidative, anti-inflammatory Zhang et al. [93]
OSR (C15H24N2O2) In vivo Antiapoptotic, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidative Meng et al. [68]
G. acuta (C13H8O2) In vivo Activities of antioxidative and antiapoptosis Wang et al. [81]
Azafrin (C27H38O4) In vivo, in vitro Activation of the Nrf2-ARE pathway Yang et al. [158]

Traditional Chinese medicine decoction Bao-Xin-Tang In vivo Antioxidant and anti-inflammation properties Wang et al. [81]
Dan-Shen-Yin In vivo Anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties Yan et al. [86]

Patented drugs from traditional Chinese medicine Dunye Guanxinning In vivo Inhibits inflammasome activity through the AMPK pathway Zhang et al. [91]
Hongjingtian injection In vivo, in vitro Decreasing myocardial oxidative damage Zhang et al. [93]
Guanxintai In vivo, in vitro Reduced NOX and MAPK proteins Yang et al. [158]
Cardiotonic pill In vivo Inhibiting NOX activity Yang et al. [105]
Shenxian-shengmai In vivo Enhanced the activity of SOD and aggrandized the content of GSH Zhao et al. [110]

TCM: traditional Chinese medicine; SAL: salvianolic acid; TAN: tanshinone; OP-D: Ophiopogonin D; OSR: oxysophoridine; G. acuta: Gentianella acuta; SOD: superoxide dismutase; GSH: glutathione; NOX: NADPH oxidase; MAPK: mitogen-activated protein kinase; AMPK: adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase; Nrf2: nuclear factor erythroid-2-related factor 2; Akt: serine/threonine kinase.