A comprehensive review on medicinal plants as antimicrobial therapeutics: potential avenues of biocompatible drug discovery

U Anand, N Jacobo-Herrera, A Altemimi, N Lakhssassi - Metabolites, 2019 - mdpi.com
The war on multidrug resistance (MDR) has resulted in the greatest loss to the world's
economy. Antibiotics, the bedrock, and wonder drug of the 20th century have played a …

Clinical effects of curcumin in enhancing cancer therapy: A systematic review

K Mansouri, S Rasoulpoor, A Daneshkhah, S Abolfathi… - BMC cancer, 2020 - Springer
Background Curcumin is herbal compound that has been shown to have anti-cancer effects
in pre-clinical and clinical studies. The anti-cancer effects of curcumin include inhibiting the …

[HTML][HTML] Curcumin: A review of its effects on human health

SJ Hewlings, DS Kalman - Foods, 2017 - mdpi.com
Turmeric, a spice that has long been recognized for its medicinal properties, has received
interest from both the medical/scientific world and from culinary enthusiasts, as it is the major …

Nanocurcumin: A promising candidate for therapeutic applications

A Karthikeyan, N Senthil, T Min - Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Curcuma longa is an important medicinal plant and a spice in Asia. Curcumin
(diferuloylmethane) is a hydrophobic bioactive ingredient found in a rhizome of the C. longa …

[HTML][HTML] Oral curcumin with piperine as adjuvant therapy for the treatment of COVID-19: A randomized clinical trial

KS Pawar, RN Mastud, SK Pawar, SS Pawar… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) has a wide range of pathophysiological
effects. Curcumin, an active constituent of Curcuma longa (turmeric), has several properties …

Potential use of exosomes as diagnostic biomarkers and in targeted drug delivery: progress in clinical and preclinical applications

MN Huda, M Nafiujjaman, IG Deaguero… - ACS biomaterials …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Exosomes are cell-derived vesicles containing heterogeneous active biomolecules such as
proteins, lipids, mRNAs, receptors, immune regulatory molecules, and nucleic acids. They …

Antimicrobial potential of curcumin: therapeutic potential and challenges to clinical applications

Y Hussain, W Alam, H Ullah, M Dacrema, M Daglia… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Curcumin is a bioactive compound that is extracted from Curcuma longa and that is known
for its antimicrobial properties. Curcuminoids are the main constituents of curcumin that …

Curcumin and type 2 diabetes mellitus: prevention and treatment

F Pivari, A Mingione, C Brasacchio, L Soldati - Nutrients, 2019 - mdpi.com
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is an ensemble of metabolic diseases that has reached
pandemic dimensions all over the world. The multifactorial nature of the pathology makes …

Key aspects in nutritional management of COVID-19 patients

A Fernández-Quintela, I Milton-Laskibar… - Journal of clinical …, 2020 - mdpi.com
This review deals with the relationship among nutrition, the immune system, and coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19). The influence of nutrients and bioactive molecules present in …

[HTML][HTML] Exosomes as therapeutic drug carriers and delivery vehicles across biological membranes: current perspectives and future challenges

D Ha, N Yang, V Nadithe - Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2016 - Elsevier
Exosomes are small intracellular membrane-based vesicles with different compositions that
are involved in several biological and pathological processes. The exploitation of exosomes …