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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Oct 18.
Published in final edited form as: Cardiovasc Ther. 2018 Aug 22;36(5):e12462. doi: 10.1111/1755-5922.12462

FIGURE 6.

FIGURE 6

Proposed mechanisms of cardioprotection: Cholic acid and INT-777, acting as TGR5 agonists, activate Akt, ERK and PKA pathways which are cytoprotective and improve myocardial response to stress. Activation of Akt, may inhibit FOXO-1 and suppress PDK4, which improves the metabolic efficiency and adaptability of the heart to catecholamine, exercise, and pressure overload mediated stress