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 …

Curcumin and diabetes: a systematic review

D Zhang, M Fu, SH Gao, JL Liu - … ‐Based Complementary and …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Turmeric (Curcuma longa), a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial plant of the ginger family,
has been used for the treatment of diabetes in Ayurvedic and traditional Chinese medicine …

Food polyphenols and type II diabetes mellitus: pharmacology and mechanisms

R Naz, F Saqib, S Awadallah, M Wahid, MF Latif, I Iqbal… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Type II diabetes mellitus and its related complications are growing public health problems.
Many natural products present in our diet, including polyphenols, can be used in treating …

Antioxidant and antiinflammatory activities of curcumin on diabetes mellitus and its complications

B Meng, J Li, H Cao - Current pharmaceutical design, 2013 - ingentaconnect.com
Diabetes mellitus (DM) has reached pandemic status and shows no signs of abatement. It
can severely impair people's quality of life and affects patients all over the world. Since it is a …

Effects of turmeric (Curcuma longa) and its constituent (curcumin) on the metabolic syndrome: An updated review

Z Vafaeipour, BM Razavi, H Hosseinzadeh - Journal of integrative …, 2022 - Elsevier
Metabolic syndrome (MS) involves people with the following risk factors: obesity,
hypertension, high glucose level and hyperlipidemia. It can increase the risk of heart …

The Golden Spice for Life: Turmeric with the Pharmacological Benefits of Curcuminoids Components, Including Curcumin, Bisdemethoxycurcumin, and …

MH Shahrajabian, W Sun - Current organic synthesis, 2024 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.), belonging to the Zingiberaceae family, is a
perennial rhizomatous plant of tropical and subtropical regions. The three major chemical …

A review on mitochondrial restorative mechanism of antioxidants in Alzheimer's disease and other neurological conditions

A Kumar, A Singh - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Neurodegenerative diseases are intricate in nature because of the involvement of the
multiple pathophysiological events including mitochondrial dysfunction, neuroinflammation …

Neuroprotective effect of ginger on anti-oxidant enzymes in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

KR Shanmugam, K Mallikarjuna, N Kesireddy… - Food and chemical …, 2011 - Elsevier
The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of ginger on oxidative stress
markers in the mitochondrial fractions of cerebral cortex (CC), cerebellum (CB) …

Dietary phytochemicals: natural swords combating inflammation and oxidation‐mediated degenerative diseases

MA Islam, F Alam, M Solayman, MI Khalil… - Oxidative medicine …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Cumulatively, degenerative disease is one of the most fatal groups of diseases, and it
contributes to the mortality and poor quality of life in the world while increasing the economic …

Curcumin and inflammatory bowel disease: potential and limits of innovative treatments

L Vecchi Brumatti, A Marcuzzi, PM Tricarico, V Zanin… - Molecules, 2014 - mdpi.com
Curcumin belongs to the family of natural compounds collectively called curcuminoids and it
possesses remarkable beneficial anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, and …