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Pharmacology of tetrandrine and its therapeutic use in digestive diseases

Dingguo Li,Zhirong Wang,Han‐Ming Lu-2001-01-01-World Journal of Gastroenterology
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Tetrandrine (Tet) is a dibenzylisoquinoline alkaloid isolated from Stephania tetrandra S. Moore, a Chinese herbal medicine. In the past decade, lots of studies demonstrated that Tet has multiple bioactivities. It is promising to use Tet as an antifibrogenetic in liver or lung fibrosis with or without portal or pulmonary hypertension, as well as an immunomodulating and anticarcinoma drug.

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Tetrandrine (Tet) is a dibenzylisoquinoline alkaloid isolated from Stephania tetrandra S. Moore, a Chinese herbal medicine. In the past decade, lots of studies demonstrated that Tet has multiple bioactivities. It is promising to use Tet as an antifibrogenetic in liver or lung fibrosis with or without portal or pulmonary hypertension, as well as an immunomodulating and anticarcinoma drug.

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TetrandrineMedicinePharmacologyTraditional medicineDrugAlkaloidBiology

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