Application of curcumin-loaded nanocarriers for food, drug and cosmetic purposes

Z Rafiee, M Nejatian, M Daeihamed… - Trends in Food Science & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Curcumin, the major bioactive material of turmeric, has wide functional features
such as anti-diabetic, anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant activities. However …

Therapeutic potential of curcumin in eye diseases

DM Radomska-Leśniewska, A Osiecka-Iwan… - … European Journal of …, 2019 - termedia.pl
Abstract curcumin (diferuloylmethane) derived from the rhizome of curcuma longa L. has
been used for thousands of years in traditional chinese medicine and ayurvedic medicine in …

Curcumin reverses oxaliplatin resistance in human colorectal cancer via regulation of TGF-β/Smad2/3 signaling pathway

J Yin, L Wang, Y Wang, H Shen, X Wang… - OncoTargets and …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Background Oxaliplatin (OXA) resistance is a main obstacle to the chemotherapy of
colorectal cancer (CRC). Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), which is mainly …

Curcuma longa, the polyphenolic curcumin compound and pharmacological effects on liver

BT Tung, DT Nham, NT Hai, DK Thu - Dietary Interventions in Liver Disease, 2019 - Elsevier
Curcuma longa, a member of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae), has rhizomes below the
ground. Curcuma longa has been used for thousands of years as a remedy in the traditional …

Gefitinib and curcumin-loaded nanoparticles enhance cell apoptosis in human oral cancer SAS cells in vitro and inhibit SAS cell xenografted tumor in vivo

KC Lai, FS Chueh, YT Hsiao, ZY Cheng, JC Lien… - Toxicology and applied …, 2019 - Elsevier
Curcumin (Cur), a natural product, has been shown to have anti-tumor activities in many
human cancer cells. Gefitinib (Gef) is a clinical drug for cancer patients. However, there is no …

Friend or foe: Multiple roles of adipose tissue in cancer formation and progression

YX Wang, N Zhu, CJ Zhang, YK Wang… - Journal of cellular …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Obesity is well‐known as the second factor for tumorigenesis after smoking and is bound up
with the malignant progression of several kinds of cancers, including esophageal cancer …

[HTML][HTML] Curcumin: novel treatment in neonatal hypoxic-ischemic brain injury

E Rocha-Ferreira, C Sisa, S Bright, T Fautz… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in
neonates, with an estimated global incidence of 3/1,000 live births. HIE brain damage is …

Curcumin Inhibits Proliferation of Synovial Cells by Downregulating Expression of Matrix Metalloproteinase‐3 in Osteoarthritis

J Zeng, H Wang, Z Shen, X Yao, C Wu… - Orthopaedic …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To investigate the association between curcumin and the differentially expressed
genes (DEG) in synovial tissues of osteoarthritis. Methods Microarray analysis was used to …

[HTML][HTML] Curcumin and heme oxygenase: neuroprotection and beyond

E Mhillaj, A Tarozzi, L Pruccoli, V Cuomo… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Curcumin is a natural polyphenol component of Curcuma longa Linn, which is currently
considered one of the most effective nutritional antioxidants for counteracting free radical …

[HTML][HTML] Curcumin pretreatment protects against hypoxia/reoxgenation injury via improvement of mitochondrial function, destabilization of HIF-1α and activation of …

X Wang, Y Zhang, Y Yang, W Zhang, L Luo… - Biomedicine & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) possess promising therapeutic effects and
have been considered as a highly desirable agent for tissue injury treatment. However, little …