ArticleEuropean biophysics journal : EBJ2015
Capsaicin inhibits collagen fibril formation and increases the stability of collagen fibers.
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- Natural active herbal monomers for the treatment of thromboembolic diseases: a review.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Review
- Methotrexate for Drug Repurposing as an Anti-Aggregatory Agent to Mercuric Treated α-Chymotrypsinogen-A.The protein journal · 2024Article
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- The Antifibrotic and the Anticarcinogenic Activity of Capsaicin in Hot Chili Pepper in Relation to Oral Submucous Fibrosis.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2022Review
- Analysis of Food Pairing in Regional Cuisines of India.PloS one · 2015Article
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Abstract
Capsaicin is a versatile plant product which has been ascribed several health benefits and anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties. We have investigated the effect of capsaicin on the molecular stability, self-assembly, and fibril stability of type-I collagen. It was found that capsaicin suppresses collagen fibril formation, increases the stability of collagen fibers in tendons, and has no effect on the molecular stability of collagen. Turbidity assay data show that capsaicin does not promote disassembly of collagen fibrils. However, capsaicin moderately protects collagen fibrils from enzymatic degradation. Computational studies revealed the functions of the aromatic group and amide region of capsaicin in the collagen-capsaicin interaction. The results may have significant implications for capsaicin-based therapeutics that target excess collagen accumulation-linked pathology, for example thrombosis, fibrosis, and sclerosis.
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