AKT1 and myocardial ischemia: “Protective effects of shen-yuan-dan, a traditional Chinese medicine, against myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury in vivo and in vitro” investigated the effectiveness and mechanisms of shen-yuan-dan's pharmacological postconditioning on myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury by targeting the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/Akt (PI3K/Akt) pathway.