Targets and mechanisms of berberine, a natural drug with potential to treat cancer with special focus on breast cancer

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 740, Issue , 2014, Pages 584-595

  Jabbarzadeh Kaboli, Parham ^a   Rahmat, Asmah ^a   Ismail, Patimah ^a   Ling, King Hwa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Berberine; Breast cancer; Cell proliferation; Signaling pathways

Indexed keywords

BERBERINE; BETA CATENIN; CYTOCHROME P450; MICRORNA; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; NUCLEIC ACID; WNT PROTEIN; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CELL; CANCER INHIBITION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG TARGETING; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ANIMAL; GENETICS; METABOLISM; NEOPLASMS;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; BERBERINE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84910661734     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: 18790712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2014.06.025     Document Type: Review

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