PMID- 31396083 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20201001 IS - 1663-9812 (Print) IS - 1663-9812 (Electronic) IS - 1663-9812 (Linking) VI - 10 DP - 2019 TI - Rhizoma coptidis as a Potential Treatment Agent for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and the Underlying Mechanisms: A Review. PG - 805 LID - 10.3389/fphar.2019.00805 [doi] LID - 805 AB - Diabetes mellitus, especially type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), has become a significant public health burden. Rhizoma coptidis (RC), known as Huang Lian, is widely used for treating diabetes in China. The bioactive compounds of RC, especially alkaloids, have the potential to suppress T2DM-induced lesions, including diabetic vascular dysfunction, diabetic heart disease, diabetic hyperlipidemia, diabetic nephropathy, diabetic encephalopathy, diabetic osteopathy, diabetic enteropathy, and diabetic retinopathy. This review summarizes the effects of RC and its bioactive compounds on T2DM and T2DM complications. Less research has been conducted on non-alkaloid fractions of RC, which may exert synergistic action with alkaloids. Moreover, we summarized the pharmacokinetic properties and structure-activity relationships of RC on T2DM with reference to extant literature and showed clearly that RC has potential therapeutic effect on T2DM. FAU - Ran, Qian AU - Ran Q AD - College of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China. FAU - Wang, Jin AU - Wang J AD - College of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China. FAU - Wang, Lin AU - Wang L AD - College of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China. FAU - Zeng, Hai-Rong AU - Zeng HR AD - College of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China. FAU - Yang, Xiang-Bo AU - Yang XB AD - Ya'an Xun Kang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Ya'an, China. FAU - Huang, Qin-Wan AU - Huang QW AD - College of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20190722 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Pharmacol JT - Frontiers in pharmacology JID - 101548923 PMC - PMC6661542 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Huang Lian OT - Rhizoma coptidis OT - complications OT - ethnopharmacology OT - type 2 diabetes mellitus EDAT- 2019/08/10 06:00 MHDA- 2019/08/10 06:01 PMCR- 2019/07/22 CRDT- 2019/08/10 06:00 PHST- 2018/11/03 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/06/21 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/08/10 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/08/10 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/08/10 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2019/07/22 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fphar.2019.00805 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Pharmacol. 2019 Jul 22;10:805. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2019.00805. eCollection 2019.