Neferine and lianzixin extracts have protective effects on undifferentiated caffeine-damaged PC12 cells

• Main Authors: Jingjing Chen (Author), Mimi Tang (Author), Manhua Liu (Author), Yueping Jiang (Author), Bin Liu (Author), Shao Liu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The embryos of Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn seeds, lianzixin, are used in China as food and traditional herbal medicine. Principal therapeutic indications are insomnia, anxiety and pyrexia. Caffeine is a psychostimulant and excessive use predisposes to cell damage and neurotoxicity. W...