Review Article

The Role of Traditional Chinese Medicine in the Regulation of Oxidative Stress in Treating Coronary Heart Disease

Table 1

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

Type of TCMTCM (molecular formula)Type of studyMechanism of actionReferences

The bioactive ingredients of TCMSAL (C36H30O16; C26H22O10),
TAN (C18H12O3; C19H18O3)
In vivoDownregulation of factors participated in oxidative stress and apoptosis; inhibition of intracellular calcium and cell adhesion pathwaysWang et al. [129]
Danshensu (C9H10O5)In vivoActivation of the Akt/ERK1/2/Nrf2 signaling pathwayYu et al. [35]
Astragalin (C21H20O11)In vivoAntiapoptotic, antioxidative, and anti-inflammatory activitiesQu et al. [41]
OP-D (C44H70O16)
Curcumin (C21H20O6)In vivoActivating JAK2/STAT3 signal pathway, reducing oxidative damage and suppressing myocardium apoptosisLiu et al. [111]
Punicalagin (C48H28O30)In vivoActivation of AMPKDing et al. [60]
Barbaloin (C21H22O9)In vivoAntioxidative, anti-inflammatoryZhang et al. [93]
OSR (C15H24N2O2)In vivoAntiapoptotic, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidativeMeng et al. [68]
G. acuta (C13H8O2)In vivoActivities of antioxidative and antiapoptosisWang et al. [81]
Azafrin (C27H38O4)In vivo, in vitroActivation of the Nrf2-ARE pathwayYang et al. [158]

Traditional Chinese medicine decoctionBao-Xin-TangIn vivoAntioxidant and anti-inflammation propertiesWang et al. [81]
Dan-Shen-YinIn vivoAnti-inflammatory and antioxidant propertiesYan et al. [86]

Patented drugs from traditional Chinese medicineDunye GuanxinningIn vivoInhibits inflammasome activity through the AMPK pathwayZhang et al. [91]
Hongjingtian injectionIn vivo, in vitroDecreasing myocardial oxidative damageZhang et al. [93]
GuanxintaiIn vivo, in vitroReduced NOX and MAPK proteinsYang et al. [158]
Cardiotonic pillIn vivoInhibiting NOX activityYang et al. [105]
Shenxian-shengmaiIn vivoEnhanced the activity of SOD and aggrandized the content of GSHZhao 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.