Metabolic syndrome: updates on pathophysiology and management in 2021

G Fahed, L Aoun, M Bou Zerdan, S Allam… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) forms a cluster of metabolic dysregulations including insulin
resistance, atherogenic dyslipidemia, central obesity, and hypertension. The pathogenesis …

Metabolic syndrome: pathophysiology, management, and modulation by natural compounds

Y Rochlani, NV Pothineni… - Therapeutic …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) represents a cluster of metabolic abnormalities that include
hypertension, central obesity, insulin resistance, and atherogenic dyslipidemia, and is …

Berberine and barberry (Berberis vulgaris): A clinical review

M Imenshahidi, H Hosseinzadeh - Phytotherapy Research, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Barberry (Berberis vulgaris L.) has different medicinal applications in folk medicine of Iran.
Berberine, an alkaloid constituent of this plant, is present in the roots, rhizomes, stem, and …

[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 …

Oxidative stress as a critical factor in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease pathogenesis

S Spahis, E Delvin, JM Borys, E Levy - Antioxidants & redox …, 2017 - liebertpub.com
Significance: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), characterized by liver triacylglycerol
build-up, has been growing in the global world in concert with the raised prevalence of …

What has traditional Chinese medicine delivered for modern medicine?

J Wang, YK Wong, F Liao - Expert Reviews in Molecular Medicine, 2018 - cambridge.org
The field of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) represents a vast and largely untapped
resource for modern medicine. Exemplified by the success of the antimalarial artemisinin …

Antioxidant and anti‐inflammatory activities of berberine in the treatment of diabetes mellitus

Z Li, YN Geng, JD Jiang… - … Based Complementary and …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Oxidative stress and inflammation are proved to be critical for the pathogenesis of diabetes
mellitus. Berberine (BBR) is a natural compound isolated from plants such as Coptis …

Berberine, a plant alkaloid with lipid-and glucose-lowering properties: from in vitro evidence to clinical studies

A Pirillo, AL Catapano - Atherosclerosis, 2015 - Elsevier
Berberine (BBR) is an isoquinoline plant alkaloid endowed with several pharmacological
activities, including anti-microbial, glucose-and cholesterol-lowering, anti-tumoral and …

Berberine: new perspectives for old remedies

M Tillhon, LMG Ortiz, P Lombardi, AI Scovassi - Biochemical pharmacology, 2012 - Elsevier
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 …

The pathogenesis of diabetes mellitus by oxidative stress and inflammation: its inhibition by berberine

X Ma, Z Chen, L Wang, G Wang, Z Wang… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
A substantial knowledge on the pathogenesis of diabetes mellitus (DM) by oxidative stress
and inflammation is available. Berberine is a biologically active botanical that can combat …