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Pharmacological effects of berberine on mood disorders

Berberine, a natural isoquinoline alkaloid, is used in herbal medicine and has recently been shown to have efficacy in the treatment of mood disorders. Furthermore, berberine modulates neurotransmitters and their receptor systems within the central nervous system. However, the detailed mechanisms of...

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Autores principales: Fan, Jie, Zhang, Kun, Jin, Yang, Li, Bingjini, Gao, Shuohui, Zhu, Jiaming, Cui, Ranji
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6307759/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30450823
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jcmm.13930
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author Fan, Jie
Zhang, Kun
Jin, Yang
Li, Bingjini
Gao, Shuohui
Zhu, Jiaming
Cui, Ranji
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Zhang, Kun
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description Berberine, a natural isoquinoline alkaloid, is used in herbal medicine and has recently been shown to have efficacy in the treatment of mood disorders. Furthermore, berberine modulates neurotransmitters and their receptor systems within the central nervous system. However, the detailed mechanisms of its action remain unclear. This review summarizes the pharmacological effects of berberine on mood disorders. Therefore, it may be helpful for potential application in the treatment of mood disorders.
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spelling pubmed-63077592019-01-04 Pharmacological effects of berberine on mood disorders Fan, Jie Zhang, Kun Jin, Yang Li, Bingjini Gao, Shuohui Zhu, Jiaming Cui, Ranji J Cell Mol Med Reviews Berberine, a natural isoquinoline alkaloid, is used in herbal medicine and has recently been shown to have efficacy in the treatment of mood disorders. Furthermore, berberine modulates neurotransmitters and their receptor systems within the central nervous system. However, the detailed mechanisms of its action remain unclear. This review summarizes the pharmacological effects of berberine on mood disorders. Therefore, it may be helpful for potential application in the treatment of mood disorders. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2018-11-18 2019-01 /pmc/articles/PMC6307759/ /pubmed/30450823 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jcmm.13930 Text en © 2018 The Authors. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd and Foundation for Cellular and Molecular Medicine. This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6307759/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30450823
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jcmm.13930
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