Gut-derived metabolite, trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO) in cardio-metabolic diseases: detection, mechanism, and potential therapeutics

M Shanmugham, S Bellanger, CH Leo - Pharmaceuticals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) is a biologically active gut microbiome-derived dietary
metabolite. Recent studies have shown that high circulating plasma TMAO levels are closely …

Cardiac endothelium–myocyte interaction: clinical opportunities for new heart failure therapies regardless of ejection fraction

SL Lim, CSP Lam, VFM Segers… - European heart …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Heart failure (HF) is an important global health problem with great socioeconomic burden.
Outcomes remain sub-optimal. Endothelium–cardiomyocyte interactions play essential roles …

Vascular actions of relaxin: nitric oxide and beyond

CH Leo, M Jelinic, HH Ng, SA Marshall… - British journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The peptide hormone relaxin regulates the essential maternal haemodynamic adaptations
in early pregnancy through direct actions on the renal and systemic vasculature. These …

The actions of relaxin on the human cardiovascular system

M Sarwar, XJ Du, TB Dschietzig… - British Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The insulin‐like peptide relaxin, originally identified as a hormone of pregnancy, is now
known to exert a range of pleiotropic effects including vasodilatory, anti‐fibrotic, angiogenic …

[HTML][HTML] Relaxin elicits renoprotective actions accompanied by increasing bile acid levels in streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice

CH Leo, JLM Ou, ES Ong, CX Qin, RH Ritchie… - Biomedicine & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background The peptide hormone relaxin has potent anti-fibrotic and anti-inflammatory
properties in various organs, including the kidneys. However, the protective effects of relaxin …

Pressurized hot water extraction of okra seeds reveals antioxidant, antidiabetic and vasoprotective activities

ES Ong, CLY Oh, JCW Tan, SY Foo, CH Leo - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Abelmoschus esculentus L. Moench (okra) is a commonly consumed vegetable that consists
of the seeds and peel component which are rich in polyphenolic compounds. The aim of this …

Endothelium-dependent relaxation is impaired in Schlager hypertensive (BPH/2J) mice by region-specific mechanisms in conductance and resistance arteries

M Jelinic, KL Jackson, K O'Sullivan, J Singh, T Giddy… - Life Sciences, 2023 - Elsevier
Aims Endothelial dysfunction and arterial stiffness are hallmarks of hypertension, and major
risk factors for cardiovascular disease. BPH/2J (Schlager) mice are a genetic model of …

Serelaxin treatment reverses vascular dysfunction and left ventricular hypertrophy in a mouse model of Type 1 diabetes

HH Ng, CH Leo, D Prakoso, C Qin, RH Ritchie… - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
Serelaxin prevents endothelial dysfunction in the mouse aorta ex vivo and inhibits apoptosis
in cardiomyocytes under acute hyperglycaemia. Less is known about the effects of serelaxin …

Antioxidant and Cytoprotective Effect of Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) with Pressurized Hot Water Extraction (PHWE)

ES Ong, CJN Pek, JCW Tan, CH Leo - Antioxidants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Quinoa is widely noted for its nutritional value. The seed is the main edible part of the plant
and exists in at least three different colors: white, red and black. This study utilized a …

The role of angiotensin II and relaxin in vascular adaptation to pregnancy

TNA Doan, T Bianco-Miotto, L Parry, M Winter - Reproduction, 2022 - rep.bioscientifica.com
In brief There is a pregnancy-induced vasodilation of blood vessels, which is known to have
a protective effect on cardiovascular function and can be maintained postpartum. This …