Title:Anticancer Mechanisms of Berberine: A Good Choice for Glioblastoma
Multiforme Therapy
Volume: 29
Issue: 26
Author(s): Bahram Bibak, Farzaneh Shakeri, Zakieh Keshavarzi, Hamid Mollazadeh, Hossein Javid, Mohammad Jalili-Nik, Thozhukat Sathyapalan, Amir R. Afshari*Amirhossein Sahebkar*
Affiliation:
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine,
North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran
- Biotechnology
Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad,
Iran
- Applied Biomedical Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
- School of Medicine, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
- Department of Medical Biotechnology
and Nanotechnology, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad,
Iran
- Department of Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad,
Iran
Keywords:
Glioblastoma multiforme, phytomolecules, berberine, autophagy, apoptosis, malignant brain tumor.
Abstract: The most typical malignant brain tumor, glioblastoma multiforme (GBM),
seems to have a grim outcome, despite the intensive multi-modality interventions. Literature
suggests that biologically active phytomolecules may exert anticancer properties by
regulating several signaling pathways. Berberine, an isoquinoline alkaloid, has various
pharmacological applications to combat severe diseases like cancer. Mechanistically, it
inhibits cell proliferation and invasion, suppresses tumor angiogenesis, and induces cell
apoptosis. The antitumoral effect of berberine in GBM is increasingly recognized. This
review sheds new light on the regulatory signaling mechanisms of berberine in various
cancers, proposing its potential role as a therapeutic agent for GBM.