Visible light is a better co-inducer of apoptosis for curcumin-treated human melanoma cells than UVA [PDF]
, 2013 Curcumin attracts worldwide scientific interest due to its anti-proliferative and apoptosis inducing effects on different tumor cells at concentrations ranging from 10 to 150 µM (3.7–55 µg/ml).
Bernd, August +7 more
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Curcumin Prevents Acute Neuroinflammation and Long-Term Memory Impairment Induced by Systemic Lipopolysaccharide in Mice [PDF]
, 2018 Systemic lipopolysaccharide (LPS) induces an acute inflammatory response in the central nervous system (CNS) (\u201cneuroinflammation\u201d) characterized by altered functions of microglial cells, the major resident immune cells of the CNS, and an ...
Confortin, Francesca +7 more
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Curcumin affects HSP60 folding activity and levels in neuroblastoma cells [PDF]
, 2020 The fundamental challenge in fighting cancer is the development of protective agents able to interfere with the classical pathways of malignant transformation, such as extracellular matrix remodeling, epithelial\u2013mesenchymal transition and ...
Campanella C. +9 more
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Design and in Vitro Evaluation of a New Nano-Microparticulate System for Enhanced Aqueous-Phase Solubility of Curcumin [PDF]
, 2013 Curcumin, a yellow polyphenol derived from the turmeric Curcuma longa, has been associated with a diverse therapeutic potential including anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antiviral, and anticancer properties.
El-Sherbiny, Ibrahim M. +3 more
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The anti-adhesive effect of curcumin on Candida albicans biofilms on denture materials [PDF]
, 2017 The use of natural compounds as an alternative source of antimicrobials has become a necessity given the growing concern over global antimicrobial resistance. Polyphenols, found in various edible plants, offers one potential solution to this. We aimed to
Alalwan, Hasanain +8 more
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A novel diblock copolymer of (monomethoxy poly [ethylene glycol]-oleate) with a small hydrophobic fraction to make stable micelles/polymersomes for curcumin delivery to cancer cells [PDF]
, 2014 Curcumin is a potent natural anticancer agent, but its effectiveness is limited by properties such as very low solubility, high rate of degradation, and low rate of absorption of its hydrophobic molecules in vivo.
Erfani-Moghadam, V. +5 more
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Curcumin Mitigates Immune-Induced Epithelial Barrier Dysfunction by Campylobacter jejuni [PDF]
, 2019 Campylobacter jejuni (C. jejuni) is the most common cause of foodborne gastroenteritis worldwide. The bacteria induce diarrhea and inflammation by invading the intestinal epithelium. Curcumin is a natural polyphenol from turmeric rhizome of Curcuma longa,
Bereswill, Stefan +14 more
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, 2020 Crystallization-based separation of curcumin from ternary mixtures of curcuminoids having compositions comparable to commercial extracts was studied experimentally.
Horosanskaia, E. +3 more
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Bisdemethoxycurcumin and Its Cyclized Pyrazole Analogue Differentially Disrupt Lipopolysaccharide Signalling in Human Monocyte-Derived Macrophages [PDF]
, 2018 open11noSeveral studies suggest that curcumin and related compounds possess antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties including modulation of lipopolysaccharide- (LPS-) mediated signalling in macrophage cell models. We here investigated the effects of
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A novel multifunctional biomedical material based on polyacrylonitrile:preparation and characterization [PDF]
, 2016 Wet spun microfibers have great potential in the design of multifunctional controlled release materials. Curcumin (Cur) and vitamin E acetate (Vit. E Ac) were used as a model drug system to evaluate the potential application of the drug-loaded microfiber
Bremner, David H. +6 more
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