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Berberrubine alleviates PCS-induced tubular injury via HNRNPF/NR4A1/ER stress axis.

Key takeaways

Berberrubine is what the body makes from berberine, a plant compound, and it is absorbed better than berberine itself. Researchers tested it against p cresyl sulfate, a waste toxin that builds up in kidney disease and injures the tiny tubes that do the kidney's filtering work. Berberrubine protected those tubes and the team traced the chemical pathway it acts through. This was done in animals and cells, not in people yet.

Who did this work

Liu Y · Wang YS · Jin SF · Yuan MT · Zhao SQ · Zhang J · Liu WY · Feng F · Xu J

Source

Article · PubMed, CKD progression and prevention · 2026 Aug 24
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42637930/