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 …

Drug delivery applications of chitin and chitosan: a review

R Parhi - Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2020 - Springer
Polymers are used in drug delivery devices for drug encapsulation and release. Natural
polymers often have advantages such as biocompatibility, biodegradability and biologically …

Chitosan-based nanocarriers for encapsulation and delivery of curcumin: A review

Q Hu, Y Luo - International journal of biological macromolecules, 2021 - Elsevier
To overcome the poor aqueous solubility and bioavailability of curcumin, emphasize its
functional features, and broaden its applications in the food and pharmaceutical industries …

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 …

Adverse effects of cancer chemotherapy: Anything new to improve tolerance and reduce sequelae?

K Nurgali, RT Jagoe, R Abalo - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The side-effects and long-term sequelae of anti-cancer chemotherapy remain a major
source of concern for both patients and clinicians despite the improved efficacy and …

Natural compounds and combination therapy in colorectal cancer treatment

A Rejhová, A Opattová, A Čumová, D Slíva… - European journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Colorectal cancer (CRC) therapy using conventional chemotherapeutics represents a
considerable burden for the patient's organism because of high toxicity while the response is …

Nano formulation approaches for curcumin delivery-a review

K Gayathri, M Bhaskaran, C Selvam… - Journal of Drug Delivery …, 2023 - Elsevier
Curcumin is a polyphenol molecule derived from Curcuma longa Linn's rhizomes. Curcumin
appears to have been the target of substantial research, with cancer, viral, fungal infections …

Curcumin as an anti‐inflammatory agent: Implications to radiotherapy and chemotherapy

B Farhood, K Mortezaee, NH Goradel… - Journal of cellular …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Cancer is the second cause of death worldwide. Chemotherapy and radiotherapy are the
most common modalities for the treatment of cancer. Experimental studies have shown that …

Curcumin nanoformulations for colorectal cancer: a review

KE Wong, SC Ngai, KG Chan, LH Lee… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most prevalent form of cancer, after lung cancer and
breast cancer, with the second highest death incidence. Over the years, natural compounds …

[HTML][HTML] Polysaccharide-based nanomedicines for cancer immunotherapy: A review

Y Zeng, Y Xiang, R Sheng, H Tomás, J Rodrigues… - Bioactive Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Cancer immunotherapy is an effective antitumor approach through activating immune
systems to eradicate tumors by immunotherapeutics. However, direct administration of …