ReviewAging and disease2023
Pharmacological Mechanisms and Clinical Applications of Curcumin: Update.
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53 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 79 citations in OpenAlex.
- The effect of turmeric/curcumin supplementation on anthropometric indices in subjects with prediabetes and type 2 diabetes mellitus: A GRADE-assessed systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Nutrition & diabetes · 2025Pooled it
- Curcumin-releasing oxidized konjac/GelMA hydrogel for ROS-mediated suppression of postoperative prostate cancer recurrence and metastasis.International journal of pharmaceutics: X · 2026Article
- Curcumin Loaded ZIF 8 Nanomaterials Ameliorate Porcine Endometritis Like Lesions in a Mouse Model via Regulating Macrophage Polarization and Antibacterial Activity.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
- Mitochondrial-Centered Biological Networks in Metabolic Disease: Toward Precision Mitochondrial Medicine.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Curcumin Bound Seleno-BSA, a Novel Bifunctional Macromolecular Therapeutic System Against A549 Lung Cancer Cells: Photophysical Characterizations, Cellular Uptake, and Efficacy.Chemistry, an Asian journal · 2026Article
- Curcumin-based smart responsive hydrogels: A controlled release system for bone defect regeneration.Regenerative therapy · 2026Review
- Wine-Processed Cornus officinalis Ameliorates Osteoarthritis via Modulating M1/M2 Macrophage Polarization.Journal of cellular and molecular medicine · 2026Article
- Natural Products Targeting Immune Mechanisms in Ocular Inflammation: Uveitis and Dry Eye.Current issues in molecular biology · 2026Review
- Curcumin Between Pleiotropic Potential and Translational Constraints.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Smart nanoparticle delivery systems for curcumin: a targeted strategy to enhance anticancer efficacy and bioavailability.Journal of materials science. Materials in medicine · 2026Review
- Curcumin alleviates ferroptosis in CCl₄-induced acute liver injury in vitro: involvement of TXNIP/NLRP3 inhibition and SLC7A11/GSH/GPX4 activation.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2026Article
- Study on Dual-Targeted Liposomes Containing Curcumin-Copper Chelate in the Treatment of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Natural products in treating sepsis-associated lung and liver injuries by mediating ferroptosis, current progress, and future perspective.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2026Review
- Curcumin-based compounds in non-malignant biliary injury and cholangiocarcinoma: mechanistic insights and translational barriers.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2026Review
- Exploring the Multifaceted Health Benefits of Natural Dietary Sources: Antimicrobial, Antioxidant, Anticancer, and Antidiabetic Properties.Recent patents on biotechnology · 2026Review
- Targeted Co-Delivery of Curcumin and Astragaloside IV via Hybrid Membrane-Coated Biomimetic Liposomes for Enhanced Lung Cancer Therapy.International journal of nanomedicine · 2026Article
- Curcumin alleviates diabetic encephalopathy by attenuating cerebral microvascular ferroptosis: involvement of KEAP1/Nrf2 signalling.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2026Article
- The Role of Curcuminoid in Preventing and Repairing Damage to the Organ of Corti inInternational archives of otorhinolaryngology · 2026Article
- Bioactive plant and fungal metabolites in oral cancer: molecular mechanisms and translational potential.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2026Review
- Current Role of the Zebrafish Experimental Model in Pharmacological Evaluations of Drugs: Current and Future Perspectives.Current pharmaceutical design · 2026Review
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11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Curcumin, a well-known hydrophobic polyphenol extracted from the rhizomes of turmeric (Curcuma longa L.), has attracted great interest in the last ten years due to its multiple pharmacological activities. A growing body of evidence has manifested that curcumin has extensive pharmacological activities including anti-inflammatory, anti-oxygenation, lipid regulation, antiviral, and anticancer with hypotoxicity and minor adverse reactions. However, the disadvantages of low bioavailability, short half-life in plasma, low drug concentration in blood, and poor oral absorption severely limited the clinical application of curcumin. Pharmaceutical researchers have carried out plenty of dosage form transformations to improve the druggability of curcumin and have achieved remarkable results. Therefore, the objective of this review summarizes the pharmacological research progress, problems in clinical application and the improvement methods of curcumin's druggability. By reviewing the latest research progress of curcumin, we believe that curcumin has a broad clinical application prospect for its wide range of pharmacological activities with few side effects. The deficiencies of lower bioavailability of curcumin could be improved by dosage form transformation. However, curcumin in the clinical application still requires further study regarding the underlying mechanism and clinical trial verification.
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