Meanings
- uncountablechemistryA quinoid diterpene, isolated from the root of the Asian medicinal plant Salvia miltiorrhiza (red sage), 1,2,6,7,8,9-hexahydro-1,6,6-trimethyl- (R)-phenanthro(1,2-b)furan-10,11-dione
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In detail, gallic acid inhibits lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammation in nuclear transcription factor (NF)-κB transgenic mice [ 18 ], cryptotanshinone suppresses LPS-induced mice cytokines secretion via inhibition of NF-κB [ 21 ], tanshinone IIA reduces LPS-induced mice acute lung injury via NF-κB inhibition [ 22 ].
2015 September 9, Li-Na Gao et al., “The anti-inflammatory activities of ethanol extract from Dan-Lou prescription in vivo and in vitro”, in BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, volume 15, →DOI
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