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Multiple biological activities of curcumin: a short review.
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This review summarizes the most interesting in vitro and in vivo studies on the biological effects of curcumin, the constituent of turmeric, which has been widely studied for its anti-inflammatory, anti-angiogenic,Anti-oxidant, wound healing and anti-cancer effects.About:
This article is published in Life Sciences.The article was published on 2006-03-27. It has received 1526 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Curcumin & Curcuma.read more
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Curcumin: From ancient medicine to current clinical trials
TL;DR: Curcumin exhibits great promise as a therapeutic agent, and is currently in human clinical trials for a variety of conditions, including multiple myeloma, pancreatic cancer, myelodysplastic syndromes, colon cancer, psoriasis and Alzheimer’s disease.
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Curcumin: The Indian solid gold
TL;DR: Curcumin has been shown to exhibit antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antiviral, antibacterial, antifungal, and anticancer activities and thus has a potential against various malignant diseases, diabetes, allergies, arthritis, Alzheimer's disease, and other chronic illnesses.
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Encapsulation of polyphenols – a review
TL;DR: The technologies of encapsulation of polyphenols, including spray drying, coacervation, liposome entrapment, inclusion complexation, cocrystallization, nanoencapsulation, freeze drying, yeast encapsulation and emulsion, are discussed in this paper.
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Phase II Trial of Curcumin in Patients with Advanced Pancreatic Cancer
Navneet Dhillon,Bharat B. Aggarwal,Robert A. Newman,Robert A. Wolff,Ajaikumar B. Kunnumakkara,James L. Abbruzzese,Chaan S. Ng,Vladimir Badmaev,Razelle Kurzrock +8 more
TL;DR: Oral curcumin is well tolerated and, despite its limited absorption, has biological activity in some patients with pancreatic cancer.
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Angiogenesis in cancer, vascular, rheumatoid and other disease
TL;DR: Think of the switch to the angiogenic phenotype as a net balance of positive and negative regulators of blood vessel growth, which may dictate whether a primary tumour grows rapidly or slowly and whether metastases grow at all.
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Anticancer potential of curcumin: preclinical and clinical studies.
TL;DR: Evidence has also been presented to suggest that curcumin can suppress tumor initiation, promotion and metastasis, and Pharmacologically,Curcumin has been found to be safe.
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Curcumin Inhibits Formation of Amyloid β Oligomers and Fibrils, Binds Plaques, and Reduces Amyloid in Vivo
Fusheng Yang,Giselle P. Lim,Giselle P. Lim,Aynun N. Begum,Aynun N. Begum,Oliver J. Ubeda,Oliver J. Ubeda,Mychica Simmons,Mychica Simmons,Surendra S. Ambegaokar,Surendra S. Ambegaokar,Pingping P. Chen,Pingping P. Chen,Rakez Kayed,Charles G. Glabe,Sally A. Frautschy,Sally A. Frautschy,Gregory M. Cole,Gregory M. Cole +18 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that low dose curcumin effectively disaggregates Aβ as well as prevents fibril and oligomer formation, supporting the rationale forCurcumin use in clinical trials preventing or treating AD.