Berberine as a potential anticancer agent: A comprehensive review

A Rauf, T Abu-Izneid, AA Khalil, M Imran, ZA Shah… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Berberine (BBR), a potential bioactive agent, has remarkable health benefits. A substantial
amount of research has been conducted to date to establish the anticancer potential of BBR …

Chemical transformation of xenobiotics by the human gut microbiota

N Koppel, V Maini Rekdal, EP Balskus - Science, 2017 - science.org
BACKGROUND Humans ingest a multitude of small molecules that are foreign to the body
(xenobiotics), including dietary components, environmental chemicals, and …

Oral berberine improves brain dopa/dopamine levels to ameliorate Parkinson's disease by regulating gut microbiota

Y Wang, Q Tong, SR Ma, ZX Zhao, LB Pan… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2021 - nature.com
The phenylalanine–tyrosine–dopa–dopamine pathway provides dopamine to the brain. In
this process, tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) is the rate-limiting enzyme that hydroxylates tyrosine …

Microbiota: a key orchestrator of cancer therapy

S Roy, G Trinchieri - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2017 - nature.com
The microbiota is composed of commensal bacteria and other microorganisms that live on
the epithelial barriers of the host. The commensal microbiota is important for the health and …

[HTML][HTML] Berberine in cardiovascular and metabolic diseases: from mechanisms to therapeutics

X Feng, A Sureda, S Jafari, Z Memariani, D Tewari… - Theranostics, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Cardiovascular and metabolic diseases (CVMD) are the leading causes of death worldwide,
underscoring the urgent necessity to develop new pharmacotherapies. Berberine (BBR) is …

Berberine pharmacology and the gut microbiota: A hidden therapeutic link

S Habtemariam - Pharmacological research, 2020 - Elsevier
Berberine is a natural pentacyclic isoquinoline alkaloid that has been isolated as the
principal component of many popular medicinal plants such as the genus Berberis, Coptis …

Gut microbiota, a new frontier to understand traditional Chinese medicines

W Feng, H Ao, C Peng, D Yan - Pharmacological Research, 2019 - Elsevier
As an important component of complementary and alternative medicines, traditional
Chinese medicines (TCM) are gaining more and more attentions around the world because …

Oxyberberine, a novel gut microbiota-mediated metabolite of berberine, possesses superior anti-colitis effect: impact on intestinal epithelial barrier, gut microbiota …

C Li, G Ai, Y Wang, Q Lu, C Luo, L Tan, G Lin… - Pharmacological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Berberine (BBR), a naturally-occurring isoquinoline alkaloid isolated from several
Chinese herbal medicines, has been widely used for the treatment of dysentery and colitis …

Berberine treats atherosclerosis via a vitamine-like effect down-regulating Choline-TMA-TMAO production pathway in gut microbiota

SR Ma, Q Tong, Y Lin, LB Pan, J Fu, R Peng… - Signal transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO) derived from the gut microbiota is an atherogenic
metabolite. This study investigates whether or not berberine (BBR) could reduce TMAO …

The metabolism of berberine and its contribution to the pharmacological effects

K Wang, X Feng, L Chai, S Cao, F Qiu - Drug metabolism reviews, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Berberine, a bioactive alkaloid isolated from several herbal substances, possesses multiple
pharmacological effects, including antimicrobial, antidiabetic, anticancer activities …