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In the present study, using zebrafish as a study model, efficacy of the traditional Indian Ayurveda medicine \u201cYogendra Ras\u201d (YDR) was validated in ameliorating drug-induced cardiac hypertrophy. YDR was prepared using traditionally described methods and composed of nano- and micron-sized metal particles. Elemental composition analysis of YDR showed the presence of mainly Au, Sn, and Hg. Cardiac hypertrophy was induced in the zebrafish following a pretreatment with erythromycin (ERY), and the onset and reconciliation of disease by YDR were determined using a treadmill electrocardiogram, heart anatomy analysis, C-reactive protein release, and platelet aggregation time-analysis. YDR treatment of CH-induced zebrafish showed comparable results with the Standard-of-care drug, verapamil, tested in parallel. Under in-vitro conditions, treatment of isoproterenol (ISP)-stimulated murine cardiomyocytes (H9C2) with YDR resulted in the suppression of drug-stimulated biomarkers of oxidative stress: COX-2, NOX-2, NOX-4, ANF, troponin-I, -T, and cardiolipin. Taken together, zebrafish showed a strong disposition as a model for studying the efficacy of Ayurvedic medicines towards drug-induced cardiopathies. YDR provided strong evidence for its capability in modulating drug-induced CH through the restoration of redox homeostasis and exhibited potential as a viable complementary therapy.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/biom10040600","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,4,13]],"date-time":"2020-04-13T10:41:52Z","timestamp":1586774512000},"page":"600","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":15,"title":["Application of Zebrafish Model in the Suppression of Drug-Induced Cardiac Hypertrophy by Traditional Indian Medicine Yogendra Ras"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"10","author":[{"given":"Acharya","family":"Balkrishna","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Drug Discovery and Development Division, Patanjali Research Institute, Haridwar 249 401, India"},{"name":"Department of Allied and Applied Sciences, University of Patanjali, Patanjali Yog Peeth, Haridwar 249 401, India"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Yashika","family":"Rustagi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Drug Discovery and Development Division, Patanjali Research Institute, Haridwar 249 401, India"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9393-9807","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Kunal","family":"Bhattacharya","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Drug Discovery and Development Division, Patanjali Research Institute, Haridwar 249 401, India"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8509-0882","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Anurag","family":"Varshney","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Drug Discovery and Development Division, Patanjali Research Institute, Haridwar 249 401, India"},{"name":"Department of Allied and Applied Sciences, University of Patanjali, Patanjali Yog Peeth, Haridwar 249 401, India"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,4,13]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"803","DOI":"10.1007\/s10741-016-9579-y","article-title":"Zebrafish models of cardiovascular disease","volume":"21","author":"Bournele","year":"2016","journal-title":"Heart Fail. 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