Anti-adipogenic activity of berberine is not mediated by the WNT/β-catenin pathway

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 937-943

  Bae, Sungmin ^a   Yoon, Yoosik ^a  

^a Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

catenin; 3T3 L1; adipogenesis; berberine; siRNA; WNT

Indexed keywords

BERBERINE; BETA CATENIN; DISHEVELLED 2; GLYCOGEN SYNTHASE KINASE 3BETA; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR RELATED PROTEIN 6; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; WNT PROTEIN; WNT10B PROTEIN;

ADIPOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; GENE SILENCING; LIPID STORAGE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

3T3-L1 CELLS; ADIPOCYTES; ADIPOGENESIS; ANIMALS; BERBERINE; BETA CATENIN; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; LIPID METABOLISM; MICE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; WNT SIGNALING PATHWAY;

COPTIS CHINENSIS; COPTIS JAPONICA;

EID: 84878829386     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.4918     Document Type: Article

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