[HTML][HTML] Therapeutic effect of berberine on metabolic diseases: Both pharmacological data and clinical evidence

X Xu, H Yi, J Wu, T Kuang, J Zhang, Q Li, H Du… - Biomedicine & …, 2021 - Elsevier
The increased incidence of metabolic diseases (eg, diabetes and obesity) has seriously
affected human health and life safety worldwide. It is of great significance to find effective …

Biologically active isoquinoline alkaloids covering 2014–2018

XF Shang, CJ Yang… - Medicinal research …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Isoquinoline alkaloids, an important class of N‐based heterocyclic compounds, have
attracted considerable attention from researchers worldwide since the early 19th century …

Coumarins as modulators of the Keap1/Nrf2/ARE signaling pathway

EHM Hassanein, AM Sayed… - Oxidative Medicine …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The Keap1/Nrf2/ARE system is a central defensive mechanism against oxidative stress
which plays a key role in the pathogenesis and progression of many diseases. Nrf2 is a …

[HTML][HTML] Herbal drug discovery for the treatment of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

T Yan, N Yan, P Wang, Y Xia, H Hao, G Wang… - … Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2020 - Elsevier
Few medications are available for meeting the increasing disease burden of nonalcoholic
fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and its progressive stage, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) …

Keap1-Nrf2 pathway up-regulation via hydrogen sulfide mitigates polystyrene microplastics induced-hepatotoxic effects

S Li, M Shi, Y Wang, Y Xiao, D Cai, F Xiao - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Microplastics, which are new types of environmental pollutants, are recently receiving
widespread attention worldwide. Hydrogen sulfide (H 2 S) as the third endogenous gaseous …

[HTML][HTML] Obesity: Pathophysiology, monosodium glutamate-induced model and anti-obesity medicinal plants

RJH Bautista, AM Mahmoud, M Königsberg… - Biomedicine & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Obesity and overweight have increased at an alarming rate in the world during the last three
decades. Obesity is a crucial factor in the development of metabolic abnormalities, including …

Liraglutide attenuates hepatic iron levels and ferroptosis in db/db mice

JX Song, JR An, Q Chen, XY Yang, CL Jia, S Xu… - …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Liver pathological changes are as high as 21%-78% in diabetic patients, and treatment
options are lacking. Liraglutide is a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor that is widely …

Galangin activates Nrf2 signaling and attenuates oxidative damage, inflammation, and apoptosis in a rat model of cyclophosphamide-induced hepatotoxicity

SH Aladaileh, MH Abukhalil, SAM Saghir, H Hanieh… - Biomolecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Cyclophosphamide (CP) is a widely used chemotherapeutic agent; however, its clinical
application is limited because of its multi-organ toxicity. Galangin (Gal) is a bioactive …

Ferulic acid prevents oxidative stress, inflammation, and liver injury via upregulation of Nrf2/HO-1 signaling in methotrexate-induced rats

AM Mahmoud, OE Hussein, WG Hozayen… - … Science and Pollution …, 2020 - Springer
Liver injury is one of the adverse effects of methotrexate (MTX). Ferulic acid (FA) is an
antioxidant phytochemical that confers hepatoprotective efficacy; however, its effect against …

Protective effect of berberine against LPS-induced injury in the intestine: a review

F Izadparast, B Riahi-Zajani, F Yarmohammadi… - Cell Cycle, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Sepsis is a systemic inflammatory condition caused by an unbalanced immunological
response to infection, which affects numerous organs, including the intestines …