Open AccessAstaxanthin promotes M2 macrophages and attenuates cardiac remodeling after myocardial infarction by suppression inflammation in rats
Author(s) -
Xia Pan,
Kai Zhang,
Shen Cheng,
Xi Wang,
Long Wang,
Yayi Huang
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
chinese medical journal/chinese medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.537
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 2542-5641
pISSN - 0366-6999
DOI - 10.1097/cm9.0000000000000814
Subject(s) - medicine , masson's trichrome stain , myocardial infarction , h&e stain , cardiac function curve , fibrosis , inflammation , myocardial fibrosis , tumor necrosis factor alpha , trichrome , endocrinology , apoptosis , pathology , cardiology , immunohistochemistry , heart failure , chemistry , biochemistry
Cardiac remodeling after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is an important process. The present study aimed to assess the protective effects of astaxanthin (ASX) on cardiac remodeling after AMI.