title: Effectiveness of combination therapy of atorvastatin and non lipid-modifying tanshinone IIA from Danshen in a mouse model of atherosclerosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University (Higher Education Mega Center), 132 E. Wai-huan Rd., Guangzhou 510006, China. Electronic address: suowen.xu@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Suowen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University (Higher Education Mega Center), 132 E. Wai-huan Rd., Guangzhou 510006, China.
authors.forename: Zhiping
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University (Higher Education Mega Center), 132 E. Wai-huan Rd., Guangzhou 510006, China.
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University (Higher Education Mega Center), 132 E. Wai-huan Rd., Guangzhou 510006, China.
authors.forename: Jianwen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University (Higher Education Mega Center), 132 E. Wai-huan Rd., Guangzhou 510006, China.
authors.forename: Shaorui
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University (Higher Education Mega Center), 132 E. Wai-huan Rd., Guangzhou 510006, China.
authors.forename: Xiaoyan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University (Higher Education Mega Center), 132 E. Wai-huan Rd., Guangzhou 510006, China.
authors.forename: Heqing
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University (Higher Education Mega Center), 132 E. Wai-huan Rd., Guangzhou 510006, China. Electronic address: liupq@mail.sysu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Peiqing
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D045784:Abietanes / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000818:Animals; D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D000069059:Atorvastatin; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006538:Heptanoic Acids / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D011758:Pyrroles / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D027561:Salvia miltiorrhiza; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D045784:Abietanes; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D006538:Heptanoic Acids; D011758:Pyrroles; C021751:tanshinone; C028972:dan-shen root extract; D000069059:Atorvastatin
keywords: Atherosclerosis; Atorvastatin; Combination therapy; Danshen; Tanshinone