LI Xu, WANG Mengmeng, GU Fei, et al. Research progress of Herba Epimedii and its main components in regulating AMPK pathway in prevention and treatment of heart failure[J]. Shanghai Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2019,53(1):106-110.
LI Xu, WANG Mengmeng, GU Fei, et al. Research progress of Herba Epimedii and its main components in regulating AMPK pathway in prevention and treatment of heart failure[J]. Shanghai Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2019,53(1):106-110. DOI: 10.16305/j.1007-1334.2019.01.026.
This review summarizes the research progress of Herba Epimedii and its main components in regulating AMPK pathway in the treatment of heart failure. It has been found that Epimedium can prevent heart failure by regulating different targets in the AMPK pathway:activate AMPK to promote energy generation through regulation of the PGC-1α and PPARα expression; and regulate the expression of GLUT4 and ACC to optimize substrate metabolism and stimulate energy generation. It also can inhibit ROS production and increase ATPase activity to improve energy utilization.