Oral berberine improves brain dopa/dopamine levels to ameliorate Parkinson's disease by regulating gut microbiota.
Wang Y, Tong Q, Ma SR, Zhao ZX, Pan LB, Cong L, Han P, Peng R, Yu H, Lin Y, Gao TL, Shou JW, Li XY, Zhang XF, Zhang ZW, Fu J, Wen BY, Yu JB, Cao X, Jiang JD.
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Signal Transduct Target Ther. 2021 Feb 24;6(1):77. doi: 10.1038/s41392-020-00456-5.
Signal Transduct Target Ther. 2021.
PMID: 33623004
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Here, we show that oral berberine (BBR) might supply H() through dihydroberberine (reduced BBR produced by bacterial nitroreductase) and promote the production of BH(4) from dihydrobiopterin; the increased BH(4) enhances TH activity, which accelerates the production of L-d …
Here, we show that oral berberine (BBR) might supply H() through dihydroberberine (reduced BBR produced by bacterial nitroreductase) …