Berberine inhibits adipogenesis in high-fat diet-induced obesity mice

PPARγ Mediates High-Fat Diet–Induced Adipocyte Hypertrophy and Insulin Resistance

Naoto Kubota, Yasuo Terauchi, Hiroshi Miki et al. · Molecular Cell · 1999 · 1.4K citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Physiology +12

Berberine, a Natural Plant Product, Activates AMP-Activated Protein Kinase With Beneficial Metabolic Effects in Diabetic and Insulin-Resistant States

Yun Sok Lee, Woo S. Kim, Kang H. Kim et al. · Diabetes · 2006 · 1K citations

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Pharmacology +17

Synergy in a medicinal plant: Antimicrobial action of berberine potentiated by 5′-methoxyhydnocarpin, a multidrug pump inhibitor

Frank R. Stermitz, Peter Lorenz, Jeanne N. Tawara et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2000 · 755 citations

Medicine, Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmacology +17

Function of GATA Transcription Factors in Preadipocyte-Adipocyte Transition

Qiang Tong, Gökhan Dalgin, Haiyan Xu et al. · Science · 2000 · 541 citations

Life Sciences, Developmental Biology, Molecular Biology +14

Berberine and Its More Biologically Available Derivative, Dihydroberberine, Inhibit Mitochondrial Respiratory Complex I

Nigel Turner, Jing-Ya Li, Alison K. Gosby et al. · Diabetes · 2008 · 520 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Pharmacology +17