Hormetic Effect of Berberine Attenuates the Anticancer Activity of Chemotherapeutic Agents

Jiaolin Bao; Borong Huang; Lidi Zou; Shenghui Chen; Chao Zhang; Yulin Zhang; Meiwan Chen; Jian-Bo Wan; Huanxing Su; Yitao Wang; Chengwei He

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0139298

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Hormetic Effect of Berberine Attenuates the Anticancer Activity of Chemotherapeutic Agents

Jiaolin Bao ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Jiaolin Bao, Borong Huang

Affiliation State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macao, China
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Borong Huang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Jiaolin Bao, Borong Huang

Affiliation State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macao, China
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Lidi Zou,

Affiliation Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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Shenghui Chen,

Affiliation State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macao, China
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Chao Zhang,

Affiliation State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macao, China
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Yulin Zhang,

Affiliation State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macao, China
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Meiwan Chen,

Affiliation State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macao, China
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Jian-Bo Wan,

Affiliation State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macao, China
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Huanxing Su,

Affiliation State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macao, China
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Yitao Wang,

Affiliation State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macao, China
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Chengwei He

* E-mail: chengweihe@umac.mo

Affiliation State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macao, China
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Hormetic Effect of Berberine Attenuates the Anticancer Activity of Chemotherapeutic Agents

Jiaolin Bao,
Borong Huang,
Lidi Zou,
Shenghui Chen,
Chao Zhang,
Yulin Zhang,
Meiwan Chen,
Jian-Bo Wan,
Huanxing Su,
Yitao Wang

Published: September 30, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0139298

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