cryptotanshinone

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cryptotanshinone (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry) A 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 ].