Description: Hydroxysafflor yellow A (Safflomin A) inhibits adipogenesis by increasing HSL promoter activities, effectively protects the liver from long-term alcohol injury by enhancing antioxidant capacity and inhibiting the expression of TGF-beta, prevents steroid-induced avascular necrosis of the femoral head by...

Hydroxysafflor yellow A is a pigment that has been found in C. tinctorius and has diverse biological activities. It inhibits LPS-induced increases in NF-kappaB levels and production of nitric oxide (NO), IL-1beta, and TNF-alpha in primary mouse embryonic mesencephalic cultures when used at concentrations of 40 and...