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 …

Nanocurcumin: A promising candidate for therapeutic applications

A Karthikeyan, N Senthil, T Min - Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Curcuma longa is an important medicinal plant and a spice in Asia. Curcumin
(diferuloylmethane) is a hydrophobic bioactive ingredient found in a rhizome of the C. longa …

Curcumin as an antiviral agent

MR Jennings, RJ Parks - Viruses, 2020 - mdpi.com
Curcumin, the primary curcuminoid compound found in turmeric spice, has shown broad
activity as an antimicrobial agent, limiting the replication of many different fungi, bacteria and …

Biological and therapeutic activities, and anticancer properties of curcumin

D Perrone, F Ardito… - Experimental and …, 2015 - spandidos-publications.com
Curcumin (diferuloylmethane) is a polyphenol derived from the Curcuma longa plant.
Curcumin has been used extensively in Ayurvedic medicine, as it is nontoxic and exhibits a …

Protective effect of curcumin against heavy metals-induced liver damage

WR García-Niño, J Pedraza-Chaverrí - Food and chemical toxicology, 2014 - Elsevier
Occupational or environmental exposures to heavy metals produce several adverse health
effects. The common mechanism determining their toxicity and carcinogenicity is the …

Antioxidant supplementation in the treatment of aging-associated diseases

V Conti, V Izzo, G Corbi, G Russomanno… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Oxidative stress is generally considered as the consequence of an imbalance between pro-
and antioxidants species, which often results into indiscriminate and global damage at the …

Curcumin as potential therapeutic natural product: a nanobiotechnological perspective

S Shome, AD Talukdar, MD Choudhury… - Journal of Pharmacy …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Objectives Nanotechnology-based drug delivery systems can resolve the poor
bioavailability issue allied with curcumin. The therapeutic potential of curcumin can be …

[HTML][HTML] Anti-COVID-19 drug candidates: A review on potential biological activities of natural products in the management of new coronavirus infection

A Prasansuklab, A Theerasri, P Rangsinth… - Journal of Traditional …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background and aim The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) caused by severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is now become a worldwide pandemic …

Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors from plants: A review of their diversity, modes of action, prospects, and concerns in the management of diabetes-centric …

R Chakraborty, S Roy - Journal of Integrative Medicine, 2021 - Elsevier
Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors are antihypertensive medications often
used in the treatment of diabetes-related complications. Synthetic ACE inhibitors are known …

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 …