Curcumin: the Indian solid gold

BB Aggarwal, C Sundaram, N Malani… - The molecular targets and …, 2007 - Springer
Turmeric, derived from the plant Curcuma longa, is a gold-colored spice commonly used in
the Indian subcontinent, not only for health care but also for the preservation of food and as …

The targets of curcumin

H Zhou, CS Beevers, S Huang - Current drug targets, 2011 - ingentaconnect.com
Curcumin (diferuloylmethane), an orange-yellow component of turmeric or curry powder, is a
polyphenol natural product isolated from the rhizome of the plant Curcuma longa. For …

Curcumin and cancer cells: how many ways can curry kill tumor cells selectively?

J Ravindran, S Prasad, BB Aggarwal - The AAPS journal, 2009 - Springer
Cancer is a hyperproliferative disorder that is usually treated by chemotherapeutic agents
that are toxic not only to tumor cells but also to normal cells, so these agents produce major …

[HTML][HTML] Herbal medicine as inducers of apoptosis in cancer treatment

E Safarzadeh, SS Shotorbani… - Advanced …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Cancer is uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the body. Nowadays, cancer is
considered as a human tragedy and one of the most prevalent diseases in the wide, and its …

Cancer chemoprevention through dietary antioxidants: progress and promise

N Khan, F Afaq, H Mukhtar - Antioxidants & redox signaling, 2008 - liebertpub.com
It is estimated that nearly one-third of all cancer deaths in the United States could be
prevented through appropriate dietary modification. Various dietary antioxidants have …

Lysine-specific demethylase 1 (LSD1) is highly expressed in ER-negative breast cancers and a biomarker predicting aggressive biology

S Lim, A Janzer, A Becker, A Zimmer, R Schüle… - …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Breast carcinogenesis is a multistep process involving both genetic and epigenetic changes.
Since epigenetic changes like histone modifications are potentially reversible processes …

Anticancer and carcinogenic properties of curcumin: considerations for its clinical development as a cancer chemopreventive and chemotherapeutic agent

M López‐Lázaro - Molecular nutrition & food research, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
A growing body of research suggests that curcumin, the major active constituent of the
dietary spice turmeric, has potential for the prevention and therapy of cancer. Preclinical …

[HTML][HTML] Curcumin: The spicy modulator of breast carcinogenesis

U Banik, S Parasuraman, AK Adhikary… - Journal of Experimental & …, 2017 - Springer
Worldwide breast cancer is the most common cancer in women. For many years clinicians
and the researchers are examining and exploring various therapeutic modalities for breast …

Modulation of anti-apoptotic and survival pathways by curcumin as a strategy to induce apoptosis in cancer cells

S Reuter, S Eifes, M Dicato, BB Aggarwal… - Biochemical …, 2008 - Elsevier
Apoptosis is a highly regulated mechanism by which cells undergo cell death in an active
way. As one of the most challenging tasks concerning cancer is to induce apoptosis in …

Molecular mechanisms of curcumin action: gene expression

S Shishodia - Biofactors, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Curcumin derived from the tropical plant Curcuma longa has a long history of use as a
dietary agent, food preservative, and in traditional Asian medicine. It has been used for …