Mitochondrial function: A new direction for the targeted treatment of cardiovascular diseases with Chinese herbal medicine

Mitochondria play a central role in cardiovascular diseases, primarily by providing cellular energy and facilitating various cardiac functions. Excessive fat accumulation, circadian rhythm disturbances, viral infections, and persistent inflammation can lead to myocarditis, fibrosis, and infarction,...

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Main Authors: Lin Yang, Liang Wang, Baofeng Yang, Yue Zhang
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Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2025-03-01
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description Mitochondria play a central role in cardiovascular diseases, primarily by providing cellular energy and facilitating various cardiac functions. Excessive fat accumulation, circadian rhythm disturbances, viral infections, and persistent inflammation can lead to myocarditis, fibrosis, and infarction, thereby exacerbating the progression of cardiovascular diseases. As essential organelles for energy production, mitochondria exhibit remarkable dynamic adaptability and can integrate diverse cellular signaling pathways, endowing myocardial cells with both bioenergetic and biosynthetic versatility. Consequently, targeting mitochondria for cardiovascular disease therapy has gained increasing attention and is applicable to various cardiovascular conditions. Numerous mitochondrial adaptive mechanisms, including dynamics, metabolic processes, and apoptosis regulation, have emerged as promising therapeutic targets. Nevertheless, contemporary investigations into mitochondrial biology have unveiled their intricate structural and functional characteristics, as well as their complex roles within cellular systems, which present obstacles to the clinical implementation of mitochondria-focused cardiovascular therapies. Recent studies have found that traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) possesses the potential to effectively address cardiovascular diseases while enhancing the structural integrity and functional capacity of mitochondria. This review aims to offer a comprehensive analysis of the modulatory effects of TCM on cardiac mitochondria and its therapeutic ramifications for cardiovascular conditions.
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spelling doaj-art-6f635c8b0bcf4f81bd5370a1b570411f2025-08-20T02:11:54ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Journal of Holistic Integrative Pharmacy2707-36882025-03-01619110410.1016/j.jhip.2025.03.003Mitochondrial function: A new direction for the targeted treatment of cardiovascular diseases with Chinese herbal medicineLin Yang0Liang Wang1Baofeng Yang2Yue Zhang3Guangdong Provincial Research Center of Integration of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine in Metabolic Diseases (Institute of Chinese Medicine), Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510006, ChinaGuangdong Provincial Research Center of Integration of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine in Metabolic Diseases (Institute of Chinese Medicine), Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510006, ChinaGuangdong Provincial Research Center of Integration of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine in Metabolic Diseases (Institute of Chinese Medicine), Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510006, China; Department of Pharmacology (National Key Laboratory of Frigid Zone Cardiovascular Diseases, The State-Province Key Laboratories of Biomedicine-Pharmaceutics of China, Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Research, Ministry of Education), College of Pharmacy, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150081, China; Corresponding anthor. Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150081, China.Guangdong Provincial Research Center of Integration of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine in Metabolic Diseases (Institute of Chinese Medicine), Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510006, China; Corresponding author. Guangdong Metabolic Diseases Research Center of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Guangzhou, 510006, China.Mitochondria play a central role in cardiovascular diseases, primarily by providing cellular energy and facilitating various cardiac functions. Excessive fat accumulation, circadian rhythm disturbances, viral infections, and persistent inflammation can lead to myocarditis, fibrosis, and infarction, thereby exacerbating the progression of cardiovascular diseases. As essential organelles for energy production, mitochondria exhibit remarkable dynamic adaptability and can integrate diverse cellular signaling pathways, endowing myocardial cells with both bioenergetic and biosynthetic versatility. Consequently, targeting mitochondria for cardiovascular disease therapy has gained increasing attention and is applicable to various cardiovascular conditions. Numerous mitochondrial adaptive mechanisms, including dynamics, metabolic processes, and apoptosis regulation, have emerged as promising therapeutic targets. Nevertheless, contemporary investigations into mitochondrial biology have unveiled their intricate structural and functional characteristics, as well as their complex roles within cellular systems, which present obstacles to the clinical implementation of mitochondria-focused cardiovascular therapies. Recent studies have found that traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) possesses the potential to effectively address cardiovascular diseases while enhancing the structural integrity and functional capacity of mitochondria. This review aims to offer a comprehensive analysis of the modulatory effects of TCM on cardiac mitochondria and its therapeutic ramifications for cardiovascular conditions.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2707368825000093Mitochondrial functionCardiovascular diseasesChinese herbal medicine
spellingShingle Lin Yang
Liang Wang
Baofeng Yang
Yue Zhang
Mitochondrial function: A new direction for the targeted treatment of cardiovascular diseases with Chinese herbal medicine
Journal of Holistic Integrative Pharmacy
Mitochondrial function
Cardiovascular diseases
Chinese herbal medicine
title Mitochondrial function: A new direction for the targeted treatment of cardiovascular diseases with Chinese herbal medicine
title_full Mitochondrial function: A new direction for the targeted treatment of cardiovascular diseases with Chinese herbal medicine
title_fullStr Mitochondrial function: A new direction for the targeted treatment of cardiovascular diseases with Chinese herbal medicine
title_full_unstemmed Mitochondrial function: A new direction for the targeted treatment of cardiovascular diseases with Chinese herbal medicine
title_short Mitochondrial function: A new direction for the targeted treatment of cardiovascular diseases with Chinese herbal medicine
title_sort mitochondrial function a new direction for the targeted treatment of cardiovascular diseases with chinese herbal medicine
topic Mitochondrial function
Cardiovascular diseases
Chinese herbal medicine
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2707368825000093
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