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ArticleMolecular medicine reports2021

Protective effects of curcumin against rat intestinal inflammation‑related motility disorders.

Yang Yao, Ranyuan Luo, Shu Xiong, Chang Zhang, Yukun Zhang

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Article in Molecular medicine reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07436130 (Immunomodulatory Effect of Curcumin in Critically Ill Patients With Sepsis at the Antiguo Hospital Civil de Guadalajara "Fray Antonio Alcalde"), which is not on this map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 37% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT07436130 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Immunomodulatory Effect of Curcumin in Critically Ill Patients With Sepsis at the Antiguo Hospital Civil de Guadalajara "Fray Antonio Alcalde": A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorHospital Civil de GuadalajaraRan2026 to 2027Enrolled56ConditionsSepsisArmsCurcumin, Placebo
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yang YaoDepartment of Basic Medicine, Chongqing Three Gorges Medical College, Chongqing 404120, P.R. China.
Ranyuan LuoDepartment of Basic Medicine, Chongqing Three Gorges Medical College, Chongqing 404120, P.R. China.
Shu XiongDepartment of Basic Medicine, Chongqing Three Gorges Medical College, Chongqing 404120, P.R. China.
Chang ZhangDepartment of Basic Medicine, Chongqing Three Gorges Medical College, Chongqing 404120, P.R. China.
Yukun ZhangDepartment of Basic Medicine, Chongqing Three Gorges Medical College, Chongqing 404120, P.R. China.
Chongqing Three Gorges University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Intestinal inflammation frequently occurs alongside dysmotility, which is characterized by altered myosin light chain phosphorylation levels. Curcumin, an active component from the ginger family, is reported to confer anti‑inflammatory effects. However, the effects of curcumin on both diarrhea and constipation associated inflammation remains to be elucidated. The present study was designed to investigate the effects of curcumin on diarrhea and constipation and to determine the related mechanisms. Sprague‑Dawley rats were used to establish diarrhea and constipation models via intracolonic acetic acid (4%) instillation or cold water gavage for 2 weeks, respectively. Blood samples were collected to measure the serum levels of the cytokines TNF‑α and IL‑1β using ELISA kits. Western blotting was performed to measure NF‑κB, RhoA, Rho‑related kinase 2, phosphorylated MLC

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AnimalsCurcuminGastrointestinal MotilityHumansInflammationInterleukin-1betaIntestinal MucosaMuscle, SmoothMyosin-Light-Chain KinaseNF-kappa BPhosphorylationRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptor, Cholecystokinin BrhoA GTP-Binding ProteinTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaCurcuminIL1B protein, ratInterleukin-1betaMyosin-Light-Chain KinaseNF-kappa BReceptor, Cholecystokinin BrhoA GTP-Binding ProteinTumor Necrosis Factor-alphacurcumininflammationmyosin light chain phosphorylationNF‑κBRho kinase pathway

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PMID33760185
PMCPMC8008224
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