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Currently, no satisfactory treatment to inhibit IgE production exists. This study aims to explore the anti-IgE effect of berberine (BBR) and possible mechanisms using human tonsil cells. Tonsil cells were treated with BBR at different doses following stimulation with anti-CD40\/IL4 alone or in combination with poly I:C and Pam3CSK4 for 10 or 4 days. IgE and IgG levels were determined by ELISA and cell viability by trypan blue exclusion. Gene expression was analyzed by qRT-PCR and affinity binding assay was performed by chromatin immunoprecipitation assay (ChIP). BBR showed dose-dependent inhibition of IgE production following anti-CD40\/IL4 stimulation without affecting cell viability and IgG levels. BBR (10 \u00b5g\/mL) completely inhibited IgE production by B cells stimulated with anti-CD40\/IL4 in combination with vaccine adjuvants\u2014poly I:C and Pam3CSK4 without affecting IgG levels and cell viability. BBR inhibited IgE heavy chain (IgEh), epsilon germline-transcript (\u03b5GLT), STAT6, and NF\u03baB1 and enhanced IFN-\u03b3, NF\u03baB1A, and BCL6 gene expression. ChIP assay showed that BBR inhibited STAT6 binding in the IgEh promoter region by enhancing BCL6 binding. 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