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Berberine in Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases: From Mechanisms to Therapeutics

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Feng, Xiaojun, Sureda, Antoni, Jafari, Samineh, Memariani, Zahra, Tewari, Devesh, Annunziata, Giuseppe, Barrea, Luigi, Hassan, Sherif T.S. +10 more·2019·Theranostics

Abstract

Cardiovascular and metabolic diseases (CVMD) are the leading causes of death worldwide, underscoring the urgent necessity to develop new pharmacotherapies. Berberine (BBR) is an eminent component of traditional Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine for more than 2000 years. Recently, BBR has attracted much interest for its pharmacological actions in treating and/or managing CVMD. Recent discoveries of basic, translational and clinical studies have identified many novel molecular targets of BBR (such as AMPK, SIRT1, LDLR, PCSK9, and PTP1B) and provided novel evidences supporting the promising therapeutic potential of BBR to combat CVMD. Thus, this review provides a timely overview of the pharmacological properties and therapeutic application of BBR in CVMD, and underlines recent pharmacological advances which validate BBR as a promising lead drug against CVMD.

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Feng, X., Sureda, A., Jafari, S., Memariani, Z., Tewari, D., Annunziata, G., Barrea, L., Hassan, S. T. S., Šmejkal, K., Malaník, M., Sychrová, A., Barreca, D., Ziberna, L., Mahomoodally, M. F., Zengin, G., Xu, S., Nabavi, S. M., & Shen, A.-Z.
Affiliations
  • University of Science and Technology of China (CN)
  • Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ES)
  • Zanjan University of Medical Sciences (IR)
  • Babol University of Medical Sciences (IR)
  • Lovely Professional University (IN)
  • University of Naples Federico II (IT)
  • University of Veterinary Sciences Brno (CZ)
  • University of Messina (IT)
  • University of Mauritius (MU)
  • University of Rochester Medicine (US)
  • Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Corresponding author
  • Xu, Suowen
  • Nabavi, Seyed Mohammad
  • Shen, Ai-Zong
Venue
Theranostics
Published
2019
Volume
9
Issue
7
Pages
1923-1951
ISSN
1838-7640 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2924395156
Cited by
465
References
400
Citations by year
2026: 74 · 2025: 84 · 2024: 70 · 2023: 60 · 2022: 58 · 2021: 63 · 2020: 41 · 2019: 12 · 2018: 2
FWCI
5.56
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
cc-by-nc
Locations
  • Theranostics (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Docusalut (Conselleria de Salut i Consum del Govern de les Illes Balears) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • Hispana (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc)
Funders
  • American Heart Association (18CDA34110359)
  • National Natural Science Foundation of China (81603339, 81602344)
  • Javna Agencija za Raziskovalno Dejavnost RS (J3-8209)
  • Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red-Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CB12/03/, CB12/03/30038)
  • Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Province (1708085QH175)
  • Instituto de Salud Carlos III (CB12/03/30038, CIBEROBN CB12/03/30038)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Berberine and alkaloids research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Complementary and alternative medicine › Traditional Chinese Medicine Analysis
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
Keywords
berberine, cardiovascular disease, metabolic disorders, AMPK, SIRT1, LDL receptor, PCSK9, PTP1B, molecular targets, traditional Chinese medicine, Ayurveda, drug repurposing, therapeutic mechanisms
MeSH terms
Animals, Berberine, Cardiovascular Diseases, Cardiovascular System, Humans, Metabolic Diseases

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