title: [Advances in studies on antitumor activities of compounds in Salvia miltiorrhiza].
abstract: Salvia miltiorrhiza contains a variety of anti-tumor active ingredient, such as the water-soluble components (salvianolic acid A, salvianolic acid B, salvinal) and liposoluble constituents (tanshinone I, tanshinone IIA, dihydrotanshinone I, miltirone, cryptotanshinone, ailantholide, neo-tanshinlactone, and nitrogen-containing compounds). These anti-tumor active components play important roles in the different stages of tumor evolution, progression and metastasis. The discovery of new anti-tumor active ingredients must benefits the application of Salvia miltiorrhiza for clinical tumor treatment.
authors.affiliation: College of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210029, China.
authors.forename: Weiwei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Yin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lu
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy; D027561:Salvia miltiorrhiza / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal