Berberine as a potential autophagy modulator

• Published in: Journal of cellular physiology Vol. 234; no. 9; pp. 14914 - 14926
• Main Authors: Mohammadinejad, Reza, Ahmadi, Zahra, Tavakol, Shima, Ashrafizadeh, Milad
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.09.2019
• Subjects: Autophagy; Berberine; Cancer; Cancer therapies; Cell cycle; Cell death; Drug resistance; drug‐resistant; Inflammation; Medical treatment; Phagocytosis; Pharmacognosy; Pharmacology; programmed cell death; Therapy; Tumor suppression; autophagy; pharmacognosy; programmed cell death; drug-resistant; berberine

Today, pharmacognosy is considered a valuable science in the prevention and treatment of diseases. Among herbals, Berberine is an isoquinoline alkaloid found in the Berberis species. Surprisingly, it shows antimicrobial, antiviral, antidiarrheal, antipyretic, and anti‐inflammatory potential. Further...