Myocardial damage resulting from acute myocardial infarction often leads to progressive heart failure and sudden death, highlighting the urgent clinical need for effective therapies. Recently, tanshinone IIA has been identified as a promising therapeutic agent infarction. However, efficient delivery remains major issue that limits translation. To address this problem, an injectable thermosensit...

derivative of tanshinone IIa, which is the main lipophilic component contained in Salvia miltiorrhiza known as ‘Danshen’ in traditional Chinese medicine. The pharmacological activity of STS is due to tanshinone IIA, which is a cardioprotective substance and may exert a beneficial effect on the clinically important vascular endothelium. The use of tanshinone IIA is limited by its poor water solu...

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) differentiate into multiple lineages and are a promising source of cells for clinical use. Previously, we found that the gene distal‑less homeobox 5 (DLX5) is specifically expressed in MSCs with osteogenic potential. Understanding the mechanism of osteogenesis is necessary for successful bone regeneration using MSCs. The aim of this study was to examine the functio...

The aims of the present study were to investigate the protective effect of tanshinone IIA on the brain and its therapeutic time window in a rat model of cerebral ischemia-reperfusion. The rat model of cerebral ischemia-reperfusion was established by suture occlusion. In an initial experiment, male Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were randomly divided into control cerebral ischemia-reperfusion rat mode...

Tanshinone IIA is extracted from the root of Salvia miltiorrhiza and used in traditional Chinese medicine for its anti-inflammatory activity and antioxidant effects. The aim of the present study was to investigate the potential protective effects of tanshinone IIA against fibrosis in a rat model of cirrhosis and to elucidate the underlying mechanisms. Male Sprague Dawley rats were used as the m...

Tanshinone IIA serves as a coenzyme for certain biochemical reactions, exhibiting various pharmacological effects in the treatment of neurological diseases including spinal cord injury (SCI), however, its working mechanism SCI is not clear. Based on previous research, we believe that tanshinone promotes survival and repair nerves after through such anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, prevention cel...

The potential for herb-drug interactions has recently received greater attention worldwide, considering the fact that the use of herbal products becomes more and more widespread. The goal of this work was to examine the potential for the metabolism-based drug interaction arising from seven active components (danshensu, protocatechuic aldehyde, protocatechuic acid, salvianolic acid B, tanshinone...

Tanshinone IIA (Tan IIA) and sodium tanshinone IIA sulfonate (STS) were found to have protective effects on cardiomyocyte against adriamycin-induced damage and may be used clinically. It is unclear whether the supplementation of STS or Tan IIA would affect the anticancer activity of anthracycline. To evaluate the effect of Tan IIA or STS on the anticancer of epirubicin, the cell viability, apop...

Tanshinone IIA (Tan II A) is widely used in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases as an active component of Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge. It has been demonstrated to have pleiotropic effects for atherosclerosis. From the anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory mechanism perspective, this paper reviewed major progresses of Tan IIA in antiatherosclerosis research, including immune cells, antigens,...

The study combined UHPLC-Q-Orbitrap-MS analysis with authentic standards, to create a novel strategy for isomers recognition and putative identification. Through the strategy, anti-Covid-19 Jinhua Qinggan Granule was found comprise 28 45 potential constituents. detection of three constituents (Danshensu, cryptotanshin, tanshinone IIA) suggests Danshen as confidential additive. Based on this, 6 ...