Tanshinone IIA Exerts Anti-Inflammatory and Immune-Regulating Effects on Vulnerable Atherosclerotic Plaque Partially via the TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB Signal Pathway

• Main Authors: Zhuo Chen (Author), Xiang Gao (Author), Yang Jiao (Author), Yu Qiu (Author), Anlu Wang (Author), Meili Yu (Author), Fangyuan Che (Author), Siming Li (Author), Jing Liu (Author), Jingen Li (Author), He Zhang (Author), Changan Yu (Author), Geng Li (Author), Yanxiang Gao (Author), Lin Pan (Author), Weiliang Sun (Author), Jing Guo (Author), Bingyan Cao (Author), Yilin Zhu (Author), Hao Xu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Tanshinone IIA (Tan IIA), a lipophilic constituent from Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge, has shown a promising cardioprotective effect including anti-atherosclerosis. This study aims at exploring Tan IIA's anti-inflammatory and immune-regulating roles in stabilizing vulnerable atheroscler...