Berberine regulates fecal metabolites to ameliorate 5-fluorouracil induced intestinal mucositis through modulating gut microbiota

Berberine (BBR) is an isoquinoline alkaloid, which has been used in the treatment of intestinal mucositis. However, BBR on chemotherapy-induced mucositis in cancer patients remains largely unknown. Here, we investigated the effect of BBR on intestinal mucositis induced by 5-fluorouracil (5-Fu) using...

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Main Authors: Haitao Chen, Fan Zhang, Rongrong Li, Yu Liu, Xuanying Wang, Xinjie Zhang, Chao Xu, Yan Li, Yong Guo, Qinghua Yao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-04-01
Series:Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0753332220300196