Sparstolonin B (SsnB) is a novel bioreactive compound isolated from Sparganium stoloniferum, an herb historically used in Traditional Chinese Medicine as an anti-tumor agent. SsnB has demonstrated anti-inflammatory properties, inhibiting Toll-like receptor mediated inflammation in isolated macrophages and in mice. Angiogenesis, the process of new capillary formation from existing blood vessels,...

intra-cerebral hemorrhage (ich) is a particularly severe type of stroke accounting for 10–15 % of all strokes and is associated with a mortality rate of 30–50%. neuroinflammation contributes to ich-induced secondary brain injury and understanding the mechanisms causing neuroinflammation can be helpful to find new treatments of ich. recent studies demonstrated that toll like receptor 2 (tlr2) fo...