berbamine/stephania

1. Previously it has been shown that tetrandrine (TET), a bis-benzylisoquinoline alkaloid, isolated from a Chinese herb Stephania tetrandra, can block non-voltage-operated Ca2+ entry activated by intracellular Ca2+ store depletion induced by thapsigargin (TSG) and can release intracellular Ca2+ in

A simple and efficient dynamic pH junction high-speed counter-current chromatography method was developed and further applied to the online extraction, separation and purification of alkaloids from Stephania cepharantha by coupling with microwave-assisted extraction. Mineral acid and organic base

Bisbenzylisoquinoline alkaloids were isolated from Stephania cepharantha Hayata and their proliferative activities on cultured hair cells from the murine skin were evaluated. Cepharanthine (1), cepharanoline (9), isotetrandrine (2), and berbamine (7) showed significant activities in the range of

Bisbenzylisoquinoline alkaloids, cepharanthine, berbamine and isotetrandrine, were isolated from Stephania cepharantha Hayata. These compounds inhibit arachidonic acid-induced inflammation in mice. We have found that cepharanthine inhibits tumor promotion after topical application and oral

The Stephania cephararantha HAYATA extract, and its constituent bisbenzylisoquinoline alkaloids, such as cycleanine, cepharanthine, isotetrandrine, berbamine, homoaromoline, and cepharanoline were studied for effects on Na(+),K(+)-ATPase activity. The S. cephararantha HAYATA extract inhibited