Berberine and its role in chronic disease

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 928, Issue , 2016, Pages 27-45

  Cicero, Arrigo F G ^a   Baggioni, Alessandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory; Antioxidant; Berberine; Cardiovascular disease; Depression; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

ADENYLATE KINASE; ADVANCED GLYCATION END PRODUCT; BERBERINE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CASPASE 3; CYTOCHROME C; CYTOCHROME P450 1A2; CYTOCHROME P450 2E1; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; GELATINASE B; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER 1; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER 4; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 90; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; INTERLEUKIN 6; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR GAMMA; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3 KINASE; PROTEIN KINASE B; PROTEIN KINASE C; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE OXIDASE 4; STRESS ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; SYNAPTOPHYSIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP 1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NRF2; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR; UNINDEXED DRUG; GLUCOSE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANXIETY DISORDER; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BERBERIS VULGARIS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHOLECYSTITIS; CHOLELITHIASIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSION; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DYSENTERY; GALLSTONE; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HUMAN; JAUNDICE; LEISHMANIASIS; LIPID METABOLISM; MALARIA; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECTS; METABOLISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; BERBERINE; CHRONIC DISEASE; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; LIPID METABOLISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84988916936     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: 22148019     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-41334-1_2     Document Type: Chapter

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