Drug ID:Drug11
Drug Name:Berberine
CID:2353
DrugBank ID:DB04115
Modality:Small Molecule
Groups:experimental
US Approved:NO
Other Approved:NO
Identifier: NCT02962245
Molecular Formula:C20H18NO4+
Molecular Weight:336.4 g/mol
Isomeric SMILES:COC1=C(C2=C[N+]3=C(C=C2C=C1)C4=CC5=C(C=C4CC3)OCO5)OC
Synonyms:berberine; 2086-83-1; Umbellatine; Berberin; Berbericine; Majarine; Thalsine; Umbellatin; Berberone; Benzo[g]-1,3-benzodioxolo[5,6-a]quinolizinium, 5,6-dihydro-9,10-dimethoxy-
Phase 0: 2
Phase 1: 4
Phase 2: 15
Phase 3: 15
Phase 4: 21
Description:An alkaloid from Hydrastis canadensis L., Berberidaceae. It is also found in many other plants. It is relatively toxic parenterally, but has been used orally for various parasitic and fungal infections and as antidiarrheal. [PubChem]

Molecular Structure

2D Molecular Structure

Knowledge Graph

dtIDCIDCompound NameGene IDGene NameSpeciesPubMed IDsAction
dt90 2353 Berberine 7124 TNF Rattus norvegicus (Norway rat) 25600690 Berberine inhibits the reaction [mercuric chloride results in increased expression of TNF protein]
dt91 2353 Berberine 7150 TOP1 Homo sapiens (human) 23747414 Berberine results in decreased activity of TOP1 protein
dt92 2353 Berberine 7153 TOP2A Homo sapiens (human) 23747414 TOP2A protein affects the susceptibility to berberine|top2a protein affects the reaction [berberine results in increased expression of H2AX protein modified form]
dt93 2353 Berberine 7157 TP53 Homo sapiens (human) 26712469 Berberine results in increased phosphorylation of and results in increased acetylation of TP53 protein|[berberine co-treated with niacinamide] results in increased expression of and results in increased acetylation of TP53 protein
dt94 2353 Berberine 7157 TP53 Homo sapiens (human) 20656010 Berberine results in increased expression of TP53 mrna|berberine results in increased expression of TP53 protein
dt95 2353 Berberine 7186 TRAF2 Mus musculus (house mouse) 30240693 Berberine inhibits the reaction [[lipopolysaccharide, escherichia coli O111 B4 co-treated with TNF protein] results in increased secretion of TRAF2 protein]|berberine inhibits the reaction [[lipopolysaccharide, escherichia coli O111 B4 co-treated with TNF
dt96 2353 Berberine 6737 TRIM21 Homo sapiens (human) 36822301 Berberine promotes the reaction [IGF2BP3 protein binds to TRIM21 protein]
dt97 2353 Berberine 100131187 TSTD1 Homo sapiens (human) 27311644 Berberine results in increased expression of TSTD1 mRNA
dt98 2353 Berberine 7319 UBE2A Homo sapiens (human) 27311644 Berberine results in decreased expression of UBE2A mRNA
dt99 2353 Berberine 7320 UBE2B Homo sapiens (human) 27311644 Berberine results in decreased expression of UBE2B mRNA

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Phase Distribution
Phase Description
  • Phase 0: Exploratory trials to assess drug behavior in humans
  • Phase 1: Safety trials to determine safe dosage range
  • Phase 2: Efficacy trials to evaluate therapeutic effects
  • Phase 3: Large-scale trials to confirm efficacy and safety
  • Phase 4: Post-marketing surveillance for long-term safety and efficacy

Trial IDTitlePhaseStatusSponsorIndicationsInterventions
NCT02962245 Efficacy of Treatment With Berberine to Maintain Remission in Ulcerative Colitis PHASE4 WITHDRAWN Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases Ulcerative Colitis DRUG: berberine|DRUG: regular treatment Details
ChiCTR2400083224 A clinical trial to evaluate the relationship between nitric oxide content in type 3 natural lymphocytes and severity of enteritis and response to drug intervention in patients with inflammatory bowel disease Not Available Not Recruiting Peking University Third Hospital Inflammatory Bowel Disease Trial group:Berberine hydrochloride tablets mesa… Details
NCT02365480 Berberine Chloride in Preventing Colorectal Cancer in Patients With Ulcerative Colitis in Remission PHASE1 COMPLETED National Cancer Institute (NCI) Ulcerative Colitis DRUG: Berberine Chloride|OTHER: Laboratory Biomar… Details
NCT04985968 The Efficacy and Safety of Cobitolimod in Participants With Moderate to Severe Active Left-Sided Ulcerative Colitis PHASE3 TERMINATED InDex Pharmaceuticals Ulcerative Colitis DRUG: Cobitolimod 250 mg|DRUG: Cobitolimod 500 mg… Details
NCT06681181 A First-time in Human (FTIH) Study to Evaluate Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of GSK4528287 in Healthy Participants PHASE1 RECRUITING GlaxoSmithKline Colitis, Ulcerative DRUG: GSK4528287|DRUG: Placebo Details
NCT05992142 ChAracterizing the Remission Status in Patients With Ulcerative Colitis Treated by 5-ASA PHASE4 COMPLETED Belgian Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research and Development (BIRD) VZW Ulcerative Colitis DRUG: 5-ASA Details
NCT00787202 A Study To Investigate The Safety And Efficacy Of CP- 690,550 In Patients With Moderate And Severe Ulcerative Colitis. PHASE2 COMPLETED Pfizer Ulcerative Colitis DRUG: CP- 690 550|DRUG: CP- 690 550|DRUG: CP- 690… Details
NCT06321887 EffiCacy and sAfEty of Low doSe orAl iRon for Anaemia in IBD PHASE3 RECRUITING Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Inflammatory Bowel Disease|Iron Deficiency Anemia DRUG: Ferrous fumarate syrup 2.5ml/70mg (22.5mg e… Details
NCT00207688 A Long Term Safety Study of Infliximab (Remicade) in in Ulcerative Colitis Patients None COMPLETED Janssen Research & Development, LLC Ulcerative Colitis DRUG: Infliximab 5 mg/kg|DRUG: Infliximab 10 mg/k… Details
NCT04677179 A Study of LY3471851 in Adult Participants With Moderately to Severely Active Ulcerative Colitis (UC) PHASE2 TERMINATED Nektar Therapeutics Colitis, Ulcerative DRUG: LY3471851|DRUG: Placebo Details
NCT02958865 Study to Compare Oral PF-06651600, PF-06700841 and Placebo in Subjects With Moderate to Severe Ulcerative Colitis PHASE2 COMPLETED Pfizer Ulcerative Colitis DRUG: PF-06651600 or Placebo|DRUG: PF-06700841 or… Details
NCT03943550 Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Phase 1b Study for Safety, PK, Efficacy, PD of RO7049665 in Participants With Ulcerative Colitis (UC) PHASE1 TERMINATED Hoffmann-La Roche Ulcerative Colitis DRUG: RO7049665|DRUG: Placebo Details
NCT02840721 Safety, Efficacy, and Tolerability Study of PF-06480605 in Subjects With Moderate to Severe Ulcerative Colitis. PHASE2 COMPLETED Telavant, Inc. Colitis, Ulcerative DRUG: PF-06480605 Details
NCT04133194 Adherence of a 1.600 mg Single Tablet 5-ASA Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis PHASE4 RECRUITING Flemming Bendtsen Ulcerative Colitis DRUG: Mesalazine|DRUG: Mesalazine Details
NCT01465763 A Study Evaluating The Efficacy And Safety Of CP-690,550 In Patients With Moderate To Severe Ulcerative Colitis PHASE3 COMPLETED Pfizer Ulcerative Colitis DRUG: tofacitinib|DRUG: Placebo Details
NCT06636656 A Study to Test Whether BI 3032950 Helps People With Ulcerative Colitis PHASE2 RECRUITING Boehringer Ingelheim Ulcerative Colitis DRUG: BI 3032950 intravenous (Part A)|DRUG: BI 30… Details
NCT04996797 A Phase 2 Safety and Efficacy Study of Tulisokibart (MK-7240/PRA023) in Subjects With Moderately to Severely Active Ulcerative Colitis (MK-7240-005) PHASE2 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING Prometheus Biosciences, Inc., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. (Rahway, New Jersey USA) Ulcerative Colitis DRUG: Tulisokibart|DEVICE: Companion Diagnostic (… Details
NCT01458951 A Study To Evaluate Both The Efficacy and Safety Profile of CP-690,550 In Patients With Moderately to Severely Active Ulcerative Colitis PHASE3 COMPLETED Pfizer Ulcerative Colitis DRUG: tofacitinib|DRUG: Placebo Details
NCT04499495 Assessment of 5-Aminosalicylic Acid Prescription Patterns and Treatment Outcomes in Patients With Ulcerative Colitis in Korea None COMPLETED Ferring Pharmaceuticals Ulcerative Colitis OTHER: PENTASA (mesalamine/ 5-Aminosalicylic acid… Details
NCT01959282 A Study of Safety and Effectiveness of JNJ-54781532 in Patients With Moderately to Severely Active Ulcerative Colitis PHASE2 COMPLETED Janssen Research & Development, LLC Colitis, Ulcerative DRUG: Placebo|DRUG: JNJ-54781532 25 mg once daily… Details

Disease IDDisease NameDefinitionCategoryRelated DrugsMechanism
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Strategy IDTherapeutic StrategySynonymsRelated DrugsMechanism
S01 Anti-inflammatory inflammatory 5-Aminosalicylates (5-ASAs); corticosteroids Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are the two main com… Details
S06 Anti-fibrosis fibrosis; tissue remodelling GS-5745; STNM01 Tissue remodelling and destruction in patients with IBD is … Details
S07 Blockade of cytokine Cytokine signalling apremilast; roflumilast; filgotinib; tofacitinib; ABT494; ABT-874; ustekinumab; isankizumab; LY-2525623; AMG139; MEDI2079; guselkumab Various T-cell subsets, their differentiation pathways and … Details

Oxyberberine ameliorates TNBS-induced colitis in rats through suppressing infla…

PMID: 37247589
Year: 2023
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 9.5

BACKGROUND: Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic, unspecific inflammatory bowel disorder lacking effective therapeutic targets and radical drugs. Oxy…

Berberine a traditional Chinese drug repurposing: Its actions in inflammation-a…

PMID: 36561763
Year: 2022
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 9.5

Berberine (BBR), an isoquinoline alkaloid extracted from Coptidis Rhizoma, has a long history of treating dysentery in the clinic. Over the past two …

Berberine increases stromal production of Wnt molecules and activates Lgr5(+) s…

PMID: 36528592
Year: 2022
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 9.5

BACKGROUND: Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) are characterized by sustained inflammation and/or ulcers along the lower digestive tract, and have co…

Macrophage-Targeted Berberine-Loaded β-Glucan Nanoparticles Enhance the Treatme…

PMID: 36406639
Year: 2022
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 9.5

AIM: This study focuses on constructing of an anti-inflammatory drug delivery system by encapsulation of berberine in the beta-glucan nanoparticles a…

A Randomized, Dose-Finding, Proof-of-Concept Study of Berberine Ursodeoxycholat…

PMID: 36327436
Year: 2022
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 9.5

INTRODUCTION: Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a fibroinflammatory disease of the bile ducts leading to cirrhosis and hepatic decompensation. …

Berberine Depresses Inflammation and Adjusts Smooth Muscle to Ameliorate Ulcera…

PMID: 36287004
Year: 2022
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 9.5

Intestinal microbiota dysbiosis is a well established characteristic of ulcerative colitis (UC). Regulating the gut microbiota is an effective UC tre…

Demethyleneberberine blocked the maturation of IL-1β in inflammation by inhibit…

PMID: 36252484
Year: 2022
Relationship Type: Mechanism Score: 9.5

Demethyleneberberine (DMB) is a natural product from traditional Chinese medicinal herb the rhizome of Coptis chinensis Franch., which has been repor…

Effect and Mechanism of Pharmaceutical Excipients on Berberine to Alleviate Ulc…

PMID: 36144733
Year: 2022
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 9.5

BACKGROUND: Various potential effect of drugs on alleviating diseases by regulating intestinal microbiome as well as the pharmaceutical excipients on…

Targeted delivery of Chinese herb pair-based berberine/tannin acid self-assembl…

PMID: 36100331
Year: 2022
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 9.5

INTRODUCTION: Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic recurrent idiopathic disease characterized by damage to the colonic epithelial barrier and disrupt…

[Experimental study on effects of berberine combined with 6-shogaol on intestin…

PMID: 36046871
Year: 2022
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 9.5

Cold-heat combination is a common method in the treatment of ulcerative colitis, which is represented by classic drug pair, Coptidis Rhizoma and Zing…

A Combination of Baicalin and Berberine Hydrochloride Ameliorates Dextran Sulfa…

PMID: 35980327
Year: 2022
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 9.5

Baicalin and berberine hydrochloride are the main chemical compositions of Scutellariae Radix and Coptidis Rhizoma, respectively. S. Radix and C. Rhi…

Therapeutic Mechanisms of Berberine to Improve the Intestinal Barrier Function …

PMID: 35935245
Year: 2022
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 9.5

BACKGROUND: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a disease that seriously harms human and animal health, has attracted many researchers' attention becau…

Berberine Ameliorates Dextran Sulfate Sodium-Induced Ulcerative Colitis and Inh…

PMID: 35893243
Year: 2022
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 9.5

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is one of the primary types of inflammatory bowel disease, the occurrence of which has been increasing worldwide. Research in…

Protective effect of berberine against LPS-induced injury in the intestine: a r…

PMID: 35852392
Year: 2022
Relationship Type: Mechanism Score: 9.5

Sepsis is a systemic inflammatory condition caused by an unbalanced immunological response to infection, which affects numerous organs, including the…

Mucus-Penetrating Alginate-Chitosan Nanoparticles Loaded with Berberine Hydroch…

PMID: 35761150
Year: 2022
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 9.5

The rectal enemas of berberine hydrochloride (BH) have emerged as one of the most effective strategies in the clinical treatment of ulcerative coliti…

Research on the mechanism of berberine in the treatment of COVID-19 pneumonia p…

PMID: 35403089
Year: 2022
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 9.5

Purpose Pulmonary fibrosis caused by COVID-19 pneumonia is a serious complication of COVID-19 infection, there is a lack of effective treatment metho…

Concerted action of berberine in the porcine intestinal epithelial model IPEC-J…

PMID: 35384371
Year: 2022
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 9.5

The plant alkaloid berberine has been shown to have many beneficial effects on human health. This has led to its use as a treatment for various cance…

Berberine ameliorates DSS-induced intestinal mucosal barrier dysfunction throug…

PMID: 35280677
Year: 2022
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 9.5

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is an idiopathic, chronic inflammatory disorder of the colon, and it has become one of the world-recognized medical problems …

Berberine represses Wnt/β-catenin pathway activation via modulating the microRN…

PMID: 35259053
Year: 2022
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 9.5

Intestinal barrier dysfunction is inflammatory bowel disease's hallmark. Berberine (BBR) has manifested its anti-inflammatory properties in colitis. …

Berberine suppresses cecal ligation and puncture induced intestinal injury by e…

PMID: 35158228
Year: 2022
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 9.5

The gut is hypothesized to be the "motor" of critical illness and plays an important role in the development of sepsis. Berberine (BBR) is an alkaloi…

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