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Possible Interaction: Berberine and Levodopa

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Berberine

Research Papers that Mention the Interaction

However, both concentrations of berberine in 6-OHDA-lesioned groups treated with l-DOPA aggravated the numbers of TH-immunopositive neurons in the substantia nigra and the levels of dopamine, norepinephrine, DOPAC and HVA in the striatum as compared to rats not treated with berberine.
Archives of pharmacal research  •  2013  |  View Paper
It is, therefore, suggested that the use of long-term l-DOPA therapy with isoquinoline derivatives including berberine may need to be examined for the presence of adverse symptoms.
Neuroscience Letters  •  2010  |  View Paper
Hence, BBR might improve the brain function by upregulating the biosynthesis of l-dopa in the gut microbiota through a vitamin-like effect.
These results demonstrated that BBR was an agonist of TH in Enterococcus and could lead to the production of l-dopa in the gut.
Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy  •  2021  |  View Paper