Protective effects of curcumin in cardiovascular diseases—Impact on oxidative stress and mitochondria

FF Cox, A Misiou, A Vierkant, N Ale-Agha, M Grandoch… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) contribute to a large part of worldwide mortality. Similarly,
two of the major risk factors for these diseases, aging and obesity, are also global problems …

Curcumin: Overview of extraction methods, health benefits, and encapsulation and delivery using microemulsions and nanoemulsions

MD Ciuca, RC Racovita - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Curcumin is the principal curcuminoid found in the rhizomes of turmeric. Due to its
therapeutic action against cancer, depression, diabetes, some bacteria, and oxidative stress …

Biological macromolecules-based nanoformulation in improving wound healing and bacterial biofilm-associated infection: A review

SS Garg, R Dubey, S Sharma, A Vyas… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
A chronic wound is a serious complication associated with diabetes mellitus and is difficult to
heal due to high glucose levels, oxidative stress, and biofilm-associated microbial infection …

Antioxidant Activity in Extracts from Zingiberaceae Family: Cardamom, Turmeric, and Ginger

P Ballester, B Cerdá, R Arcusa, AM García-Muñoz… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
An increase in life expectancy leads to a greater impact of chronic non-communicable
diseases. This is even more remarkable in elder populations, to whom these become main …

Chitosan-based nano systems for natural antioxidants in breast cancer therapy

Y Herdiana, P Husni, S Nurhasanah, S Shamsuddin… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Breast cancer is a major cause of death globally, accounting for around 13% of all deaths.
Chemotherapy, the common treatment for cancer, can have side effects that lead to the …

Application of curcumin nanoformulations in Alzheimer's disease: prevention, diagnosis and treatment

H Lv, Y Wang, X Yang, G Ling, P Zhang - Nutritional neuroscience, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a serious neurodegenerative disease. Although
many therapeutic strategies have been studied, their clinical applications are immature …

Reprogramming M1-to-M2 Phenotype to Alleviate Inflammation: Using Liposomal Curcumin as a Tool to Redefine Macrophage Functionality

S Nasra, T Shah, M Bhatt, R Chaudhari… - ACS Applied Bio …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The versatile nature of macrophages and their ability to switch between various activation
states plays a pivotal role in both promoting and inhibiting inflammatory processes. In …

Natural medicine a promising candidate in combating microbial biofilm

A Shamim, A Ali, Z Iqbal, MA Mirza, M Aqil, SM Kawish… - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Studies on biofilm-related infections are gaining prominence owing to their involvement in
most clinical infections and seriously threatening global public health. A biofilm is a natural …

Oral delivery of curcumin via multi-bioresponsive polyvinyl alcohol and guar gum based double-membrane microgels for ulcerative colitis therapy

Y Hu, S Zhang, Z Wen, H Fu, J Hu, X Ye, L Kang… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Anti-inflammatory drugs for ulcerative colitis (UC) treatment should specifically penetrate
and accumulate in the colon tissue. Herein, a multi-bioresponsive anti-inflammatory drug …

Different curcumin-loaded delivery systems for wound healing applications: A comprehensive review

SA Sideek, HB El-Nassan, AR Fares, AN ElMeshad… - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Curcumin or turmeric is the active constituent of Curcuma longa L. It has marvelous
medicinal applications in many diseases. When the skin integrity is compromised due to …