The essential medicinal chemistry of curcumin: miniperspective

KM Nelson, JL Dahlin, J Bisson, J Graham… - Journal of medicinal …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Curcumin is a constituent (up to∼ 5%) of the traditional medicine known as turmeric. Interest
in the therapeutic use of turmeric and the relative ease of isolation of curcuminoids has led …

Curcumin as an alternative epigenetic modulator: mechanism of action and potential effects

F Hassan, MS Rehman, MS Khan, MA Ali… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Curcumin (a polyphenolic compound in turmeric) is famous for its potent anti-inflammatory,
anti-oxidant, and anti-cancer properties, and has a great potential to act as an epigenetic …

Curcumin and colorectal cancer: An update and current perspective on this natural medicine

W Weng, A Goel - Seminars in cancer biology, 2022 - Elsevier
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of most common malignancies worldwide and its incidence
is still growing. In spite of recent advances in targeted therapies, their clinical efficacy has …

[HTML][HTML] Curcumin-loaded alginate hydrogels for cancer therapy and wound healing applications: A review

A Sood, A Dev, SS Das, HJ Kim, A Kumar… - International journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hydrogels have emerged as a versatile platform for a numerous biomedical application due
to their ability to absorb a huge quantity of biofluids. In order to design hydrogels, natural …

The molecular basis for the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of curcumin and its metabolites in relation to cancer

M Heger, RF van Golen, M Broekgaarden… - Pharmacological …, 2014 - Elsevier
This review addresses the oncopharmacological properties of curcumin at the molecular
level. First, the interactions between curcumin and its molecular targets are addressed on …

Anti-cancer effects of green tea epigallocatchin-3-gallate and coffee chlorogenic acid

S Hayakawa, T Ohishi, N Miyoshi, Y Oishi, Y Nakamura… - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Tea and coffee are consumed worldwide and epidemiological and clinical studies have
shown their health beneficial effects, including anti-cancer effects. Epigallocatechin gallate …

Curcumin—from molecule to biological function

T Esatbeyoglu, P Huebbe, IMA Ernst… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Turmeric is traditionally used as a spice and coloring in foods. It is an important ingredient in
curry and gives curry powder its characteristic yellow color. As a consequence of its intense …

Multitargeting by curcumin as revealed by molecular interaction studies

SC Gupta, S Prasad, JH Kim, S Patchva… - Natural product …, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: up to early 2011 Curcumin (diferuloylmethane), the active ingredient in turmeric
(Curcuma longa), is a highly pleiotropic molecule with anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant …

The role of epigenetic modifications in human cancers and the use of natural compounds as epidrugs: Mechanistic pathways and pharmacodynamic actions

A Bouyahya, H Mechchate, L Oumeslakht, I Zeouk… - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cancer is a complex disease resulting from the genetic and epigenetic disruption of normal
cells. The mechanistic understanding of the pathways involved in tumor transformation has …

Cancer chemoprevention by dietary polyphenols: promising role for epigenetics

A Link, F Balaguer, A Goel - Biochemical pharmacology, 2010 - Elsevier
Epigenetics refers to heritable changes that are not encoded in the DNA sequence itself, but
play an important role in the control of gene expression. In mammals, epigenetic …