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Paeoniflorin inhibits degranulation of mast cells through suppressing the cGAS/STING signaling pathway

Guanli Song
1
,
Guanbo Song
2
,
Xiaji Zhou
3
,
Lei Zhang
4

  1. Department of Preventive and Health Care, Guang’anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, P.R. China
  2. Department of Clinical Laboratory, Jining Chinese Medicine Hospital, Jining, Shandong, P.R. China
  3. Department of Prestigious TCM Doctors’ Experiences, Guang’anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, P.R. China
  4. National Data Center of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, P.R. China
Cent Eur J Immunol 2025; 50 (4)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/ceji.2025.153658
Online publish date: 2025/08/25
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