Berberine, the main isoquinoline alkaloid obtained from traditional plants, e.g., Berberis, Coptis, Coscinium spps., etc., is known to exhibit anticancer activity in vitro and in vivo. In this study, the anticancer potential of berberine combined with PEGylated liposomal doxorubicin (polyethylene
Primary effusion lymphoma (PEL) is an infrequent and distinct entity among the aggressive non-Hodgkin B cell lymphomas that occurs predominantly in patients with advanced AIDS. It shows serous lymphomatous effusion in body cavities, and is resistant to conventional chemotherapy with a poor
By introducing long carbon-chain alkyl groups at the C-13 position of berberine and palmatine, 13-n-hexyl/13-n-octyl berberine and palmatine chloride analogues 4a-d were synthesized and examined by MTT assays for cytotoxic activity in seven human cancer cell lines (7701QGY, SMMC7721, HepG2, CEM,
Numerous studies have explored the anti-tumor effect of berberine (BBR), but little clinical evidence guides the use of BBR in cancer patients.Our aim was to investigate the impact of BBR on various cancers in healthy animals to promote the transformation
The antitumor activity of berberine, berberrubine, and their derivatives against sarcoma-180 ascites was determined by the total packed cell volume method. Berbine and tetrahydroberberine derivatives had no antitumor activity, but berberrubine (9-demethylberberine) and the ester derivatives of
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