Tanshinone IIA (Tan IIA) is isolated from Salvia miltiorrhiza, the root of which is widely used
as a traditional Chinese medicine to treat atherosclerosis. The aim of the present study was …

Background Although Sox2 expression has been found in several types of cancer, it has not
yet been used to identify or isolate CSCs in somatic carcinoma. Methods SiHa and C33A …

Objective The incidence of cancer varies around the globe, especially between less-developed
and developed regions. The aim of this study is to explore differences in cancer …

(Bozhou Crude Drug Market, Anhui, PR China) was identified by the authors and a voucher
specimen (No. 045214) was kept at Shandong Engineering Research Center for Nature …

Dexmedetomidine (DEX) exerts cardioprotection against ischemia/reperfusion injury. However,
the precise mechanisms underlying this cardioprotective effect in diabetic rats are still …

AIMS: C-reactive protein (CRP) plays an important role in the inflammatory process of
atherosclerosis. Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) participates in atherogenesis by mediating the …

Aims C-reactive protein (CRP) and matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9 are involved in the
inflammation of atherosclerosis lesions. Genistein (Gen) has been demonstrated to exert …

Aims Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory response of the arterial wall to multiple
endothelial injuries. As one of the inflammatory markers, fibrinogen has been implicated in …

Background Consumption of green tea has been associated with health benefits against
multiple diseases including cardiovascular diseases. However, the action mechanisms of green …

Ketamine is a non-competitive antagonist of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors (NMDARs).
Growing evidence suggests that a single dose of ketamine produces a series of rapid and …