ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2015
Berberine Regulated Lipid Metabolism in the Presence of C75, Compound C, and TOFA in Breast Cancer Cell Line MCF-7.
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- Lipid Metabolism and Breast Cancer: A Narrative Review of the Prognostic Implications and Chemotherapy-Induced Dyslipidemia.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
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- Epigallocatechin gallate triggers apoptosis by suppressing de novo lipogenesis in colorectal carcinoma cells.FEBS open bio · 2022Article
- Reprogramming of Fatty Acid Metabolism in Gynaecological Cancers: Is There a Role for Oestradiol?Metabolites · 2022Review
- Apoptosis Induction, a Sharp Edge of Berberine to Exert Anti-Cancer Effects, Focus on Breast, Lung, and Liver Cancer.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2022Review
- Progress in therapeutic strategies based on cancer lipid metabolism.Thoracic cancer · 2019Article
- Lipid metabolism reprogramming and its potential targets in cancer.Cancer communications (London, England) · 2018Review
- Berberine hydrochloride inhibits cell proliferation and promotes apoptosis of non-small cell lung cancer via the suppression of the MMP2 and Bcl-2/Bax signaling pathways.Oncology letters · 2018Article
- Lipid metabolism and carcinogenesis, cancer development.American journal of cancer research · 2018Review
- Mitochondria play an important role in the cell proliferation suppressing activity of berberine.Scientific reports · 2017Article
- Berberine reverses lapatinib resistance of HER2-positive breast cancer cells by increasing the level of ROS.Cancer biology & therapy · 2016Article
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7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Berberine interfering with cancer reprogramming metabolism was confirmed in our previous study. Lipid metabolism and mitochondrial function were also the core parts in reprogramming metabolism. In the presence of some energy-related inhibitors, including C75, compound C, and TOFA, the discrete roles of berberine in lipid metabolism and mitochondrial function were elucidated. An altered lipid metabolism induced by berberine was observed under the inhibition of FASN, AMPK, and ACC in breast cancer cell MCF-7. And the reversion of berberine-induced lipid suppression indicated that ACC inhibition might be involved in that process instead of FASN inhibition. A robust apoptosis induced by berberine even under the inhibition of AMPK and lipid synthesis was also indicated. Finally, mitochondrial function regulation under the inhibition of AMPK and ACC might be in an ACL-independent manner. Undoubtedly, the detailed mechanisms of berberine interfering with lipid metabolism and mitochondrial function combined with energy-related inhibitors need further investigation, including the potential compensatory mechanisms for ATP production and the upregulation of ACL.
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