Maslinic acid protects against pressure overload-induced cardiac hypertrophy in mice

Cardiac hypertrophy is characterized by myocyte hypertrophy, accumulation of cardiac collagen, and reactivation of fetal genes. Maslinic acid (MA) is a pentacyclic triterpene with abundance in olive fruit skin and possesses a number of pharmacological actions. However, its effect on pressure overloa...

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Main Authors: Yan-Ling Liu, Chun-Yan Kong, Peng Song, Heng Zhou, Xing-Sheng Zhao, Qi-Zhu Tang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-10-01
Series:Journal of Pharmacological Sciences
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1347861318301907