A comprehensive review of topoisomerase inhibitors as anticancer agents in the past decade

X Liang, Q Wu, S Luan, Z Yin, C He, L Yin, Y Zou… - European journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
The topoisomerase enzymes play an important role in DNA metabolism, and searching for
enzyme inhibitors is an important target in the search for new anticancer drugs. Discovery of …

An insight into the medicinal attributes of berberine derivatives: A review

S Gaba, A Saini, G Singh, V Monga - Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
In the last few decades, traditional natural products have been the center of attention for the
scientific community and exploration of their therapeutic abilities is proceeding perpetually …

Palmatine: a review of its pharmacology, toxicity and pharmacokinetics

J Long, J Song, L Zhong, Y Liao, L Liu, X Li - Biochimie, 2019 - Elsevier
Palmatine is a natural isoquinoline alkaloid and has been widely used in pharmaceutical
field. The purpose of this review is to provide the latest and comprehensive information on …

Recent advances in berberine inspired anticancer approaches: from drug combination to novel formulation technology and derivatization

S Habtemariam - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Berberine is multifunctional natural product with potential to treat diverse pathological
conditions. Its broad-spectrum anticancer effect through direct effect on cancer cell growth …

Synthesis of disaccharide modified berberine derivatives and their anti-diabetic investigation in zebrafish using a fluorescence-based technology

L Wang, H Kong, M Jin, X Li, R Stoika, H Lin… - Organic & Biomolecular …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Berberine is a naturally occurring isoquinoline alkaloid and has been used as an important
functional food additive in China due to its various pharmacological activities. Berberine …

Structure–activity relationship and biological evaluation of berberine derivatives as PCSK9 down-regulating agents

TY Fan, YX Yang, QX Zeng, XL Wang, W Wei… - Bioorganic …, 2021 - Elsevier
Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) is a secreted protein and its deficiency
markedly enhanced the survival rate of patient with cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Forty …

Antiproliferative hydrogen sulfide releasing evodiamine derivatives and their apoptosis inducing properties

X Hu, R Jiao, H Li, X Wang, H Lyu, X Gao, F Xu… - European Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
To explore antitumor agents with high efficiency and selectivity, two series of 16 H 2 S
donating evodiamine derivatives 8–12 were synthesized and characterized by 1 H NMR, 13 …

Abilities of berberine and chemically modified berberines to inhibit proliferation of pancreatic cancer cells

SL Abrams, MY Follo, LS Steelman… - Advances in Biological …, 2019 - Elsevier
Berberine (BBR) is a common nutraceutical consumed by millions worldwide. BBR has
many different effects on human health, eg, diabetes, diarrhea, inflammation and now more …

Palmatine derivatives as potential antiplatelet aggregation agents via protein kinase G/vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/Akt …

T Fan, Y Cheng, W Wei, Q Zeng, X Guo… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Sixty palmatine (PMT) derivatives were synthesized and evaluated for antiplatelet
aggregation taking berberine as the lead, and the structure–activity relationship was first …

Novel carbohydrate modified berberine derivatives: synthesis and in vitro anti-diabetic investigation

L Han, W Sheng, X Li, A Sik, H Lin, K Liu, L Wang - MedChemComm, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Berberine is a bioactive alkaloid used in Chinese medicine and has numerous positive
effects on biological systems. This paper describes the facile and highly efficient synthesis of …