• 1. School of Medicine, Hunan University of Medicine, Huaihua, Hunan 418099, P. R. China;
  • 2. Department of Cardiology, Shenzhen People’s Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518020, P. R. China;
ZHANG Zhe, Email: zhangzhe292@126.com
Export PDF Favorites Scan Get Citation

Cardiovascular disease is one of the diseases with the highest morbidity and mortality in the world. Tanshinone ⅡA is one of the main active components of Salvia miltiorrhiza, which can significantly improve heart function. In this paper, the mechanisms of cardiovascular protection by tanshinone ⅡA are reviewed, including reducing myocardial apoptosis, inhibiting inflammatory reaction, improving atherosclerosis, and inhibiting myocardial fibrosis and antioxidant stress, and the related clinical research of tanshinone ⅡA is evaluated, so as to provide reference for the following research and clinical application of tanshinone ⅡA in cardiovascular system.

Citation: LONG Xiupeng, ZENG Yuting, TAO Shun, ZHANG Zhe. Research progress of tanshinone A in cardiovascular diseases. West China Medical Journal, 2024, 39(9): 1487-1492. doi: 10.7507/1002-0179.202405163 Copy

  • Previous Article

    Lifelong management of mitral stenosis
  • Next Article

    Progress in the study of mechanisms of cardiac injury induced by infrasound