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Review
. 2022 May 23:13:824420.
doi: 10.3389/fphar.2022.824420. eCollection 2022.

Current Evidence and Future Directions of Berberine Intervention in Depression

Wen-Qian Zhu  1 , Hui-Ying Wu  1 , Zhi-Hui Sun  2 , Yi Guo  3 , Tong-Tong Ge  1 , Bing-Jin Li  1 , Xin Li  1 , Ran-Ji Cui  1
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Current Evidence and Future Directions of Berberine Intervention in Depression

Wen-Qian Zhu et al. Front Pharmacol. .

Abstract

A major type of serious mood disorder, depression is currently a widespread and easily overlooked psychological illness. With the low side effects of natural products in the treatment of diseases becoming the pursuit of new antidepressants, natural Chinese medicine products have been paid more and more attention for their unique efficacy in improving depression. In a view from the current study, the positive antidepressant effects of berberine are encouraging. There is a lot of work that needs to be done to accurately elucidate the efficacy and mechanism of berberine in depression. In this review, the relevant literature reports on the treatment of depression and anxiety by berberine are updated, and the potential pharmacological mechanism of berberine in relieving depression has also been discussed.

Keywords: berberine; bioamine; depression; natural active ingredients; neuroplasticity.

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The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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Chemical structural formula of berberine, associated depression models, and clinical diseases.
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