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ArticleScientific reports2024

Enhancing hepatoprotective action: oxyberberine amorphous solid dispersion system targeting TLR4.

Tingting Chen, Qingguo Li, Gaoxiang Ai, Ziwei Huang, Jun Liu, Lingfeng Zeng, Ziren Su, Yaoxing Dou

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Article in Scientific reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  2. Solid-State Synthesis Based on Natural Leucomisine.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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  4. Anti-Inflammatory and Antioxidant Mechanisms ofAntioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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8 authors.

Tingting Chen *Meizhou Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine (Meizhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine), 3 Huanan Avenue, Meijiang District, Meizhou, Guangdong, China.
Qingguo Li *School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Gaoxiang AiInstitute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science, Jiangxi Academy of Agricultural sciences, Nanchang, China.
Ziwei HuangSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Jun LiuGuangdong Second Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital (Guangdong Province Enginering Technology Research Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine), Guangzhou, China.
Lingfeng ZengThe Second Clinical Medical College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine/Post-Doctoral Research Station, Guangzhou, China.
Ziren SuSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Yaoxing DouMeizhou Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine (Meizhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine), 3 Huanan Avenue, Meijiang District, Meizhou, Guangdong, China. yaoxingdou@126.com.

Funding

China Postdoctoral Science Foundation 2022M710910National Natural Science Foundation of China 82074082Research Project on Traditional Chinese Medicine by Guangdong Provincial Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine 20241124Youth fund project of national natural science foundation of China 82305270
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oxyberberine (OBB) is a significant natural compound, with excellent hepatoprotective properties. However, the poor water solubility of OBB hinders its release and absorption thus resulting in low bioavailability. To overcome these drawbacks of OBB, amorphous spray-dried powders (ASDs) of OBB were formulated. The dissolution, characterizations, and pharmacokinetics of OBB-ASDs formulation were investigated, and its hepatoprotective action was disquisitive in the D-GalN/LPS-induced acute liver injury (ALI) mouse model. The characterizations of OBB-ASDs indicated that the crystalline form of OBB active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) was changed into an amorphous form in OBB-ASDs. More importantly, OBB-ASDs showed a higher bioavailability than OBB API. In addition, OBB-ASDs treatment restored abnormal histopathological changes, improved liver functions, and relieved hepatic inflammatory mediators and oxidative stress in ALI mice. The spray drying techniques produced an amorphous form of OBB, which could significantly enhance the bioavailability and exhibit excellent hepatoprotective effects, indicating that the OBB-ASDs can exhibit further potential in hepatoprotective drug delivery systems. Our results provide guidance for improving the bioavailability and pharmacological activities of other compounds, especially insoluble natural compounds. Meanwhile, the successful development of OBB-ASDs could shed new light on the research process of poorly soluble medicine.

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BerberineBiological AvailabilityToll-Like Receptor 4AnimalsChemical and Drug Induced Liver InjuryDisease Models, AnimalDrug Delivery SystemsLipopolysaccharidesLiverMaleMiceOxidative StressPowdersProtective AgentsSolubilityBerberineLipopolysaccharidesPowdersProtective AgentsTlr4 protein, mouseToll-Like Receptor 4Acute liver injuryAmorphous solid dispersionsBioavailabilityOxyberberine

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PMID38942824
PMCPMC11213902

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