Alzheimer Disease Therapy
Saitama Medical University, Department of Pharmacology details research in Alzheimer disease therapy
Published in Drug Week, February 16th, 2007
Fresh data on Alzheimer disease are presented in the report "Berberine alters the processing of Alzheimer's amyloid precursor protein to decrease Abeta secretion. Berberine is an isoquinoline alkaloid isolated from Coptidis rhizoma, a major herb widely used in Chinese herbal medicine. Berberine's biological activity includes antidiarrheal, antimicrobial, and anti-inflammatory effects," researchers in Saitama, Japan report.
"Recent findings show that berberine prevents neuronal damage due to ischemia or oxidative stress and that it might act as a novel cholesterol-lowering compound. The accumulation of amyloid-beta peptide (Abeta) derived from amyloid precursor protein...
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Source: Drug Week (2007-02-16)
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