Cardiovascular Disease, Mitochondria, and Traditional Chinese Medicine
Joint Authors
Wang, Jie
Lin, Fei
Guo, Li-li
Fan, Xun
Xiong, Xingjiang
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-05-17
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Recent studies demonstrated that mitochondria play an important role in the cardiovascular system and mutations of mitochondrial DNA affect coronary artery disease, resulting in hypertension, atherosclerosis, and cardiomyopathy.
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been used for thousands of years to treat cardiovascular disease, but it is not yet clear how TCM affects mitochondrial function.
By reviewing the interactions between the cardiovascular system, mitochondrial DNA, and TCM, we show that cardiovascular disease is negatively affected by mutations in mitochondrial DNA and that TCM can be used to treat cardiovascular disease by regulating the structure and function of mitochondria via increases in mitochondrial electron transport and oxidative phosphorylation, modulation of mitochondrial-mediated apoptosis, and decreases in mitochondrial ROS.
However further research is still required to identify the mechanism by which TCM affects CVD and modifies mitochondrial DNA.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Wang, Jie& Lin, Fei& Guo, Li-li& Xiong, Xingjiang& Fan, Xun. 2015. Cardiovascular Disease, Mitochondria, and Traditional Chinese Medicine. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1061169
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Wang, Jie…[et al.]. Cardiovascular Disease, Mitochondria, and Traditional Chinese Medicine. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1061169
American Medical Association (AMA)
Wang, Jie& Lin, Fei& Guo, Li-li& Xiong, Xingjiang& Fan, Xun. Cardiovascular Disease, Mitochondria, and Traditional Chinese Medicine. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1061169
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1061169