Tissue distribution of berberine and its metabolites after oral administration in rats.

Berberine (BBR) has been confirmed to have multiple bioactivities in clinic, such as cholesterol-lowering, anti-diabetes, cardiovascular protection and anti- inflammation. However, BBR's plasma level is very low; it cannot explain its pharmacological effects in patients. We consider that the in...

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Main Authors: Xiang-Shan Tan, Jing-Yi Ma, Ru Feng, Chao Ma, Wen-Jing Chen, Yu-Peng Sun, Jie Fu, Min Huang, Chi-Yu He, Jia-Wen Shou, Wen-Yi He, Yan Wang, Jian-Dong Jiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3815028?pdf=render