Curcumin and its derivatives in cancer therapy: Potentiating antitumor activity of cisplatin and reducing side effects

AJ Abadi, S Mirzaei, MK Mahabady… - Phytotherapy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Curcumin is a phytochemical isolated from Curcuma longa with potent tumor‐suppressor
activity, which has shown significant efficacy in pre‐clinical and clinical studies. Curcumin …

Nrf2 signaling pathway in cisplatin chemotherapy: Potential involvement in organ protection and chemoresistance

S Mirzaei, AT Mohammadi, MH Gholami… - Pharmacological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) is a vital transcription factor and its induction
is of significant importance for protecting against oxidative damage. Increased levels of …

Nrf2 regulation by curcumin: molecular aspects for therapeutic prospects

SH Shahcheraghi, F Salemi, N Peirovi, J Ayatollahi… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Nuclear factor erythroid 2 p45-related factor (2Nrf2) is an essential leucine zipper protein
(bZIP) that is primarily located in the cytoplasm under physiological conditions. Nrf2 …

Dissecting the crosstalk between Nrf2 and NF-κB response pathways in drug-induced toxicity

W Gao, L Guo, Y Yang, Y Wang, S Xia… - Frontiers in cell and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Nrf2 and NF-κB are important regulators of the response to oxidative stress and
inflammation in the body. Previous pharmacological and genetic studies have confirmed …

[HTML][HTML] Polychemotherapy with curcumin and doxorubicin via biological nanoplatforms: enhancing antitumor activity

M Ashrafizadeh, A Zarrabi, F Hashemi, A Zabolian… - Pharmaceutics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Doxorubicin (DOX) is a well-known chemotherapeutic agent extensively applied in the field
of cancer therapy. However, similar to other chemotherapeutic agents such as cisplatin …

Role of curcumin in the treatment of acute kidney injury: research challenges and opportunities

Y Cai, C Huang, M Zhou, S Xu, Y Xie, S Gao, Y Yang… - Phytomedicine, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication in clinical inpatients, and it
continues a high morbidity and mortality rate despite many clinical treatment measures. AKI …

Inhibition of S100A8/A9 ameliorates renal interstitial fibrosis in diabetic nephropathy

L Du, Y Chen, J Shi, X Yu, J Zhou, X Wang, L Xu, J Liu… - Metabolism, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Renal interstitial fibrosis (RIF) is one of the main features of diabetic
nephropathy (DN), but the molecular mechanisms mediating RIF in DN has yet been fully …

Pro-inflammatory signalling PRRopels cisplatin-induced toxicity

IK Domingo, A Latif, AP Bhavsar - International journal of molecular …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cisplatin is a platinum-based chemotherapeutic that has long since been effective against a
variety of solid-cancers, substantially improving the five-year survival rates for cancer …

Anti-viral potential and modulation of Nrf2 by curcumin: pharmacological implications

M Rahban, M Habibi-Rezaei, M Mazaheri, L Saso… - Antioxidants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) is an essential transcription factor that
maintains the cell's redox balance state and reduces inflammation in different adverse …

Exploration of the use of natural compounds in combination with chemotherapy drugs for tumor treatment

J Wu, Y Li, Q He, X Yang - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Currently, chemotherapy is the main treatment for tumors, but there are still problems such
as unsatisfactory chemotherapy results, susceptibility to drug resistance, and serious …