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 …

Curcumin in cancer therapy: A novel adjunct for combination chemotherapy with paclitaxel and alleviation of its adverse effects

M Ashrafizadeh, A Zarrabi, F Hashemi, ER Moghadam… - Life sciences, 2020 - Elsevier
Dealing with cancer is of importance due to enhanced incidence rate of this life-threatening
disorder. Chemotherapy is an ideal candidate in overcoming and eradication of cancer. To …

Exudate absorbing and antimicrobial hydrogel integrated with multifunctional curcumin-loaded magnesium polyphenol network for facilitating burn wound healing

Y Gong, P Wang, R Cao, J Wu, H Ji, M Wang, C Hu… - Acs Nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
Burns are among the most common causes of trauma worldwide. Reducing the healing time
of deep burn wounds has always been a major challenge. Traditional dressings not only …

Curcumin activates a ROS/KEAP1/NRF2/miR-34a/b/c cascade to suppress colorectal cancer metastasis

C Liu, M Rokavec, Z Huang, H Hermeking - Cell Death & Differentiation, 2023 - nature.com
Curcumin, a natural phytochemical isolated from tumeric roots, represents a candidate for
prevention and therapy of colorectal cancer/CRC. However, the exact mechanism of action …

Celastrol: a review of useful strategies overcoming its limitation in anticancer application

J Shi, J Li, Z Xu, L Chen, R Luo, C Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Celastrol, a natural bioactive ingredient derived from Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F, exhibits
significant broad-spectrum anticancer activities for the treatment of a variety of cancers …

Smart pH-responsive magnetic graphene quantum dots nanocarriers for anticancer drug delivery of curcumin

ES Zadeh, N Ghanbari, Z Salehi, S Derakhti… - Materials Chemistry and …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, we designed a targeted multifunctional anticancer drug carrier based on
magnetic to improve the efficiency of curcumin (Cur) as a non-toxic and hydrophobic …

Colorectal cancer and gut microbiota studies in China

Z Wang, W Dan, N Zhang, J Fang, Y Yang - Gut Microbes, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common malignant tumor worldwide. The
incidence and mortality rates of CRC have been increasing in China, possibly due to …

Anticancer properties of curcumin against colorectal cancer: a review

OA Ojo, TR Adeyemo, D Rotimi, GES Batiha… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common and reoccurring diseases, as well as
the world's second largest cause of mortality. Despite existing preventative, diagnostic, and …

Versatile role of curcumin and its derivatives in lung cancer therapy

M Ashrafizadeh, M Najafi, P Makvandi… - Journal of cellular …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Lung cancer is a main cause of death all over the world with a high incidence rate.
Metastasis into neighboring and distant tissues as well as resistance of cancer cells to …

Self‐assembly of naturally small molecules into supramolecular fibrillar networks for wound healing

H Huang, W Gong, X Wang, W He… - Advanced Healthcare …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Self‐assemblies of bioactively natural compounds into supramolecular hydrogels without
structural modifications are of interest to improve their sustained releases and …