Research Article

Tanshinone IIA Alleviates CCL2-Induced Leaning memory and Cognition Impairment in Rats: A Potential Therapeutic Approach for HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder

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Effects of Tanshinone IIA on IL-1β and IL-6 mRNA expression in the hippocampus of CCL2-treated rats. Quantitative real-time PCR analysis of messenger (m) RNA levels. Relative expression of (a) IL-1βmRNA and (b) IL-6mRNA. qPCR analysis showed increased expression of IL-1β and IL-6 mRNA in the hippocampus of model rats. This result showing that Tanshinone IIA (Tan IIA(L): 25 mg/kg, Tan IIA(M): 50 mg/kg; Tan IIA(H): 75 mg/kg) significantly decreased the expression of IL-1β and IL-6 mRNA in model group rat. The experiments were repeated three times independently. All data are expressed as mean ± SEM (n = 3, , , versus mode; , versus sham).
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