Abstract：
:Chemical compounds derived from plants have been used since the origin of human beings to counteract a number of diseases. Among them, the natural isoquinoline alkaloid berberine has been employed in Ayurvedic and Chinese Medicine for hundreds of years with a wide range of pharmacological and biochemical effects. More recently, a growing body of reports supports the evidence that berberine has anticancer effects, being able to block the proliferation of and to kill cancer cells. This review addresses the properties and therapeutic use of berberine and focuses on the recent advances as promising anticancer drug lead.
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Biochem Pharmacoljournal_title
Biochemical pharmacologyauthors
Tillhon M,Guamán Ortiz LM,Lombardi P,Scovassi AIdoi
10.1016/j.bcp.2012.07.018subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2012-11-15 00:00:00pages
1260-7issue
10eissn
0006-2952issn
1873-2968pii
S0006-2952(12)00500-Xjournal_volume
84pub_type
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