ReviewPharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland)2023
Pharmacokinetics of Curcumin Delivered by Nanoparticles and the Relationship with Antitumor Efficacy: A Systematic Review.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 26 citations in OpenAlex.
- Curcumin in ovarian cancer: mechanistic insights and translational potential.Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) · 2026Pooled it
- Turmeric: A Comprehensive Review of Its Botany, Traditional Uses, Phytochemistry, and Mechanisms as a Functional Food.Nutrients · 2026Pooled it
- Investigating the Potential of Curcumin in the Treatment of Nonsmall Cell Lung Cancer: A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis, Network Pharmacology, and Mendelian Randomization.Phytotherapy research : PTR · 2025Pooled it
- Curcumin's Protective Effects Against HMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Natural Products as Promising Pharmacological Agents Against Cancer: A Holistic Overview of Their Anti-Cancer Mechanisms of Action of the Last Five Years.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Nano-formulated curcumin restores hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis disturbance in cadmium-induced female reproductive toxicity.Open veterinary journal · 2026Article
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- Curcumin-Based Nanoformulations for Oral Health: Mechanistic Insights, Antimicrobial Efficacy, and Future Clinical Perspectives.Biomedicines · 2026Review
- Functionalization of carbon nanospheres with curcumin, polyethylene glycol and folic acid: potential use as drug carriers.RSC advances · 2026Article
- Therapeutic Advances of Curcumin and Nanocurcumin in Glioblastoma: Molecular Targets, Bioavailability, and Drug Delivery.Nutrients · 2026Review
- Curcumin-based biocompatible nanocarriers: a contemporary perspective in functional foods and biomedical applications.Discover nano · 2025Review
- The Efficacy of Curcumin-Mediated Photodynamic Therapy in the Treatment of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Systematic Review of In Vitro Studies.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Structure-Based Design and In-Silico Evaluation of Computationally Proposed Curcumin Derivatives as Potential Inhibitors of the Coronaviral PLpro Enzymes.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Assessment of the Anti-Inflammatory Effectiveness of Diclofenac Encapsulated in Chitosan-Coated Lipid Microvesicles in Rats.Pharmaceutics · 2025Article
- Curcumin Nanoparticles-related Non-invasive Tumor Therapy, and Cardiotoxicity Relieve.Current medicinal chemistry · 2025Review
- Role of PCBP2 in regulating nanovesicles loaded with curcumin to mitigate neuroferroptosis in neural damage caused by heat stroke.Journal of nanobiotechnology · 2024Article
- Curcumin Administration Routes in Breast Cancer Treatment.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
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- The Role of Curcumin in Oral Health and Diseases: A Systematic Review.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Enhancing the Bioavailability and Bioactivity of Curcumin for Disease Prevention and Treatment.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
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Abstract
Curcumin is a polyphenolic compound, derived from Curcuma longa, and it has several pharmacological effects such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antitumor. Although it is a pleiotropic molecule, curcumin's free form, which is lipophilic, has low bioavailability and is rapidly metabolized, limiting its clinical use. With the advances in techniques for loading curcumin into nanostructures, it is possible to improve its bioavailability and extend its applications. In this review, we gather evidence about the comparison of the pharmacokinetics (biodistribution and bioavailability) between free curcumin (Cur) and nanostructured curcumin (Cur-NPs) and their respective relationships with antitumor efficacy. The search was performed in the following databases: Cochrane, LILACS, Embase, MEDLINE/Pubmed, Clinical Trials, BSV regional portal, ScienceDirect, Scopus, and Web of Science. The selected studies were based on studies that used High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) as the pharmacokinetics evaluation method. Of the 345 studies initially pooled, 11 met the inclusion criteria and all included studies classified as high quality. In this search, a variety of nanoparticles used to deliver curcumin (polymeric, copolymeric, nanocrystals, nanovesicles, and nanosuspension) were found. Most Cur-NPs presented negative Zeta potential ranging from -25 mV to 12.7 mV, polydispersion index (PDI) ranging from 0.06 to 0.283, and hydrodynamic diameter ranging from 30.47 to 550.1 nm. Selected studies adopted mainly oral and intravenous administrations. In the pharmacokinetics analysis, samples of plasma, liver, tumor, lung, brain, kidney, and spleen were evaluated. The administration of curcumin, in nanoparticle systems, resulted in a higher level of curcumin in tumors compared to free curcumin, leading to an improved antitumor effect. Thus, the use of nanoparticles can be a promising alternative for curcumin delivery since this improves its bioavailability.
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