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ArticleAntioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Liposome-Encapsulated Berberine Alleviates Liver Injury in Type 2 Diabetes via Promoting AMPK/mTOR-Mediated Autophagy and Reducing ER Stress: Morphometric and Immunohistochemical Scoring.

Safaa I Khater, Taghreed N Almanaa, Doaa M Abdel Fattah, Tarek Khamis, Mona M Seif, Naief Dahran, Leena S Alqahtani, Mohamed M M Metwally, Mahmoud Mostafa, Raghad A Albedair and 3 more

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Article in Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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15citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
8.7field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Safaa I KhaterDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44511, Egypt.
Taghreed N AlmanaaDepartment of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
Doaa M Abdel FattahDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44511, Egypt.
Tarek KhamisDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519, Egypt.
Mona M SeifDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44511, Egypt.
Naief DahranDepartment of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Jeddah, Jeddah 80203, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-3560-8166
Leena S AlqahtaniDepartment of Biochemistry, College of Science, University of Jeddah, Jeddah 80203, Saudi Arabia.
Mohamed M M MetwallyDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44511, Egypt.
Mahmoud MostafaDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Minia University, Minia 61519, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0001-6425-9247
Raghad A AlbedairDepartment of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
Azza I HelalDepartment of Histology and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh 33516, Egypt.
Manal AlosaimiDepartment of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-9951-0294
Amany Abdel-Rahman MohamedDepartment of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44511, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0003-0061-2675
Zagazig University · EGKing Saud University · SAUniversity of Jeddah · SAKafrelsheikh University · EGMinia University · EGPrincess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University · SA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the advanced stages of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), diabetic liver damage is a common complication that can devastate a patient's quality of life. The present study investigated the ability of liposomal berberine (Lip-BBR) to aid in ameliorating hepatic damage and steatosis, insulin homeostasis, and regulating lipid metabolism in type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and the possible pathways by which it does so. Liver tissue microarchitectures and immunohistochemical staining were applied during the study. The rats were divided into a control non-diabetic group and four diabetic groups, which are the T2DM, T2DM-Lip-BBR (10 mg/kg b.wt), T2DM-Vildagliptin (Vild) (10 mg/kg b.wt), and T2DM-BBR-Vild (10 mg/kg b.wt + Vild (5 mg/kg b.wt) groups. The findings demonstrated that Lip-BBR treatment could restore liver tissue microarchitectures, reduce steatosis and liver function, and regulate lipid metabolism. Moreover, Lip-BBR treatment promoted autophagy via the activation of LC3-II and Bclin-1 proteins and activated the AMPK/mTOR pathway in the liver tissue of T2DM rats. Lip-BBR also activated the GLP-1 expression, which stimulated insulin biosynthesis. It decreased the endoplasmic reticulum stress by limiting the CHOP, JNK expression, oxidative stress, and inflammation. Collectively, Lip-BBR ameliorated diabetic liver injury in a T2DM rat model with its promotion activity of AMPK/mTOR-mediated autophagy and limiting ER stress.

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AMPK/mTORautophagyBclin-1ER stressliposomal berberinetype 2 diabetes

Identifiers

PMID37371950
PMCPMC10295074
OpenAlexW4379520241

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