Salvianolate reduces atrial fibrillation by inhibiting the TGF-β1/Smad2/3 and TXNIP/NLRP3 inflammasome signaling pathways in rats after myocardial infarction, thereby inhibiting atrial fibrosis (Qiu et al., 2018). The gene discussed is TXNIP; the disease is myocardial infarction.