| Literature DB >> 27671817 |
Giuseppe Derosa1,2,3,4, Pamela Maffioli5,6,7, Amirhossein Sahebkar8,9.
Abstract
Alkaloids include a family of naturally occurring chemical compounds containing mostly basic nitrogen atoms. Piperine is an alkaloid present in black pepper (Piper nigrum), one of the most widely used spices, in long pepper (Piper longum), and other Piper species fruits belonging to the family of Piperaceae. Piperine is responsible for the black pepper distinct biting quality. Piperine has many pharmacological effects and several health benefits, especially against chronic diseases, such as reduction of insulin-resistance, anti-inflammatory effects, and improvement of hepatic steatosis. The aim of this chapter is to summarize the effects of piperine, alone or in combination with other drugs and phytochemicals, in chronic diseases.Entities:
Keywords: Anti-depressant effects; Bioavailability enhancer; Insulin-resistance; Piperine
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27671817 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-41334-1_8
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Adv Exp Med Biol ISSN: 0065-2598 Impact factor: 2.622