Berberine and evodiamine influence serotonin transporter (5-HTT) expression via the 5-HTT-linked polymorphic region

Pharmacogenomics Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 372-378

  Hu, Y ^a   Ehli, E A ^a,b   Hudziak, J J ^c   Davies, G E ^a,b  

^a Avera Health   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

5 HTT; 5 HTTLPR; berberine; evodiamine; RN46A

Indexed keywords

BERBERINE; EVODIAMINE; MESSENGER RNA; SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

5 HTT GENE; ALLELE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DRUG MECHANISM; EMBRYO; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROPHARMACOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHARMACOGENETICS; POLYMORPHIC LOCUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; BERBERINE; CELL LINE; GENE EXPRESSION; PLANT EXTRACTS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; QUINAZOLINES; RATS; SEROTONERGIC NEURONS; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS;

EID: 84866739097     PISSN: 1470269X     EISSN: 14731150     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/tpj.2011.24     Document Type: Article

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