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Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics ›› 2019, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (3): 343-349.doi: 10.12092/j.issn.1009-2501.2019.03.018

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Advances in drugs and genetic pharmacology for heart failure

SHEN Lei 1,2, WANG Keke 2, YANG Jingke 2, ZHAO Juntao 2, MENG Xiangguang 2, YUAN Yiqiang 2   

  1. 1 Xinxiang Medical College, Xinxiang 453003, Henan, China; 2 Zhengzhou Seventh People's Hospital, Zhengzhou 450016, Henan, China
  • Received:2018-12-25 Revised:2019-02-11 Online:2019-03-26 Published:2019-04-01

Abstract:

Heart failure (HF) is called cardiac insufficiency and mainly manifested in abnormal changes in cardiac structure and function such as ventricular systolic and (or) diastolic dysfunction, characteristic of sympathetic nerve and renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system activation. Clinical observation has showed that there was great heterogeneity in patients with HF during drug treatment. Therefore, we should take into account not only environmental factors but also genetic ones in terms of drug use, especially the epigenetics. Recently, some reports admited that the drug response of patients with HF was partly related to epigenetic modifications such as DNA methylation, histone modifications and microRNAs. But the relevant research is still rare as yet. Therefore, this article reviews the advances of epigenetic pharmacology in the treatment of HF in recent years.

Key words: heart failure, epigenetics, DNA methylation, histone modification, microRNA

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