A review of curcumin and its derivatives as anticancer agents

MA Tomeh, R Hadianamrei, X Zhao - International journal of molecular …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the world and one of the major public health
problems. Despite the great advances in cancer therapy, the incidence and mortality rates of …

Naturally occurring anti-cancer compounds: shining from Chinese herbal medicine

H Luo, CT Vong, H Chen, Y Gao, P Lyu, L Qiu, M Zhao… - Chinese medicine, 2019 - Springer
Numerous natural products originated from Chinese herbal medicine exhibit anti-cancer
activities, including anti-proliferative, pro-apoptotic, anti-metastatic, anti-angiogenic effects …

Potential role of curcumin and its nanoformulations to treat various types of cancers

MT Kabir, MH Rahman, R Akter, T Behl, D Kaushik… - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cancer is a major burden of disease globally. Each year, tens of millions of people are
diagnosed with cancer worldwide, and more than half of the patients eventually die from it …

Curcumin a natural phenol and its therapeutic role in cancer and photodynamic therapy: a review

G Kah, R Chandran, H Abrahamse - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cancer continues to cause an alarming number of deaths globally, and its burden on the
health system is significant. Though different conventional therapeutic procedures are …

A novel pH‐responsive nanoniosomal emulsion for sustained release of curcumin from a chitosan‐based nanocarrier: emphasis on the concurrent improvement of …

S Haseli, M Pourmadadi, A Samadi… - Biotechnology …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Curcumin application as an anti‐cancer drug is faced with several impediments. This study
has developed a platform that facilitates the sustained release of curcumin, improves …

Targeting glucose metabolism enzymes in cancer treatment: current and emerging strategies

Y Zhang, Q Li, Z Huang, B Li, EC Nice, C Huang, L Wei… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Reprogramming of glucose metabolism is a hallmark of cancer and can be
targeted by therapeutic agents. Some metabolism regulators, such as ivosidenib and …

[HTML][HTML] Targeted therapies of curcumin focus on its therapeutic benefits in cancers and human health: Molecular signaling pathway-based approaches and future …

MR Islam, A Rauf, S Akash, SI Trisha, AH Nasim… - Biomedicine & …, 2024 - Elsevier
The curry powder spices turmeric (Curcuma longa L.), which contains curcumin
(diferuloylmethane), an orange-yellow chemical. Polyphenols are the most commonly used …

Curcumin: new insights into an ancient ingredient against cancer

E Willenbacher, SZ Khan, SCA Mujica… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Cancer patients frequently use complementary medicine. Curcumin (CUR) and its derivates
(from the extract of Curcuma longa L.) represent some of the most frequently used ones …

Targeting glucose transporters for breast cancer therapy: the effect of natural and synthetic compounds

AM Barbosa, F Martel - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Reprogramming of cellular energy metabolism is widely accepted to be a cancer hallmark.
The deviant energetic metabolism of cancer cells-known as the Warburg effect-consists in …

Herbal nutraceuticals: safe and potent therapeutics to battle tumor hypoxia

D Nalini, J Selvaraj, GS Kumar - Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical …, 2020 - Springer
Purpose Growing solid tumors mostly outstrip blood supply and become hypoxic (low
oxygen supply). To survive under this pathological milieu, tumors overexpress a potent …