125 citations
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May 2019 in “Phytomedicine” Cepharanthine is a well-tolerated drug with multiple medical uses, including anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer properties.
70 citations
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July 2020 in “Pharmacological Reports” Cepharanthine, a Japanese hair loss drug, shows promise as a COVID-19 treatment but needs more testing.
33 citations
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December 2023 in “Cell Death Discovery” Cepharanthine may help treat gastric cancer by causing cancer cell death and affecting energy use.
30 citations
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December 2021 in “Frontiers in Microbiology” Cepharanthine effectively reduces Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 by blocking certain cell pathways and promoting cell death.
29 citations
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November 2021 in “FEBS Open Bio” Cepharanthine analogues, especially tetrandrine, show potential for treating COVID-19.
26 citations
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April 2006 in “Cephalalgia” Botulinum A toxin injections reduced pain and promoted hair regrowth in a woman with a rare form of alopecia areata.
26 citations
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October 1997 in “Planta Medica” Certain compounds from Stephania cepharantha help hair cell growth.
23 citations
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September 1992 in “Archives of Dermatological Research” Cepharanthine and minoxidil promote cell growth and delay hair cell maturation.
19 citations
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March 2013 in “Headache The Journal of Head and Face Pain” A woman's headache and hair loss were relieved by Botox injections.
15 citations
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July 2022 in “Frontiers in Pharmacology” Cepharanthine may help treat COVID-19 by targeting similar pathways as other inflammatory diseases.
14 citations
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November 1987 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” A woman developed a severe skin reaction called toxic epidermal necrolysis after taking the antibiotic cephalexin.
13 citations
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October 2013 in “The Journal of Dermatology” Cepharanthine may help hair growth by increasing IGF-I in scalp cells.
8 citations
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July 2023 in “Frontiers in Pharmacology” Cepharanthine shows promise as a COVID-19 treatment.
7 citations
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March 2023 in “Arabian Journal of Chemistry” Cepharanthine may help treat COVID-19 by targeting multiple pathways.
6 citations
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September 2024 in “BMC Pulmonary Medicine” Cepharanthine may help treat lung fibrosis by affecting certain immune cells.
6 citations
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May 2023 in “Molecules” Cepharanthine dry powder inhalers may effectively treat acute lung injury by reducing inflammation.
6 citations
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January 2024 in “ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters” Cepharanthine and berbamine may affect SK channels, influencing their therapeutic effects.
Cepharanthine could be a strong antiviral against COVID-19.
4 citations
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May 2023 in “Research Square (Research Square)” Cepharanthine can potentially treat gastric cancer by stopping tumor growth.
3 citations
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January 2025 in “Scientific Reports” Cepharanthine is safe but not effective in significantly reducing COVID-19 recovery time.
3 citations
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June 2023 in “Molecules/Molecules online/Molecules annual” Cepharanthine has many medicinal uses but needs improvement for better effectiveness.
3 citations
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November 2024 in “Viruses” Cepharanthine may help treat Equid herpesvirus type 8 by reducing oxidative stress.
1 citations
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January 2016 in “Hair therapy & transplantation” Liposomal cepharanthine lotion speeds up hair growth in men with early balding.
1 citations
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March 2023 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” NAC1 controls certain enzymes that reduce root hair growth in Arabidopsis.
1 citations
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January 2023 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” Cepharanthine is safe but not clearly effective in speeding up COVID-19 recovery.
1 citations
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January 2020 Cepharanthine shows promise as a potential lung cancer treatment by effectively killing cancer cells.
1 citations
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September 2017 in “Dermatologic Surgery” The cephalic approach for nerve blocks is less painful than the anterior approach during hair restoration surgery.
January 2023 in “Discovery medicine” Cepharanthine helps reduce cell aging caused by the cancer drug Doxorubicin by boosting cell cleanup processes.
April 2026 in “Journal of Cancer” Cepharanthine shows promise as a natural anticancer treatment.
Cepharanthine and tetrandrine show promise as COVID-19 drugs.