Acknowledgements The authors gratefully acknowledge financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No 30772609). The authors thank Chiatai Qingchunbao Pharmaceutical Co Ltd (Hangzhou, China) for providing Danshen injection and standard substances. The authors also appreciate Ms Hua HE, Yu CHENG, Li-hua HUANG, and Qian SI for their technical help with the animal study.
Aim: To investigate the pharmacokinetic interactions induced by content variation of the main water-soluble components of Danshen injection in rats. Methods: Intravenous Danshen injection (control) or Danshen inje...