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ArticleActa pharmaceutica Sinica. B2026

Curcumin ameliorates metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease

Chongyan Zhao, Pan Li, Jie Shi, Shijie Cao, Yajing Guo, Gen Li, Ning Kang, Feng Qiu

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Article in Acta pharmaceutica Sinica. B, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Chongyan ZhaoSchool of Chinese Materia Medica, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China.
Pan LiCollege of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China.
Jie ShiSchool of Chinese Materia Medica, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China.
Shijie CaoTianjin Key Laboratory of Therapeutic Substance of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China.
Yajing GuoSchool of Chinese Materia Medica, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China.
Gen LiSchool of Chinese Materia Medica, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China.
Ning KangTianjin Key Laboratory of Therapeutic Substance of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China.
Feng QiuSchool of Chinese Materia Medica, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is the most common chronic liver disease, posing public health risks from potential irreversible liver damage. Curcumin (Cur), a polyphenolic compound from Zingiberaceae and Araceae, exhibits antihyperlipidemic and insulin-sensitizing effects. However, its targets and mechanisms in MASLD remain unclear. This study aimed to identify the potential targets and mechanisms by which Cur ameliorates MASLD. Cur markedly improved metabolic disorders and inflammation in rats and reduced intracellular lipid accumulation in HepG2 cells, primary hepatocytes, and AML12 cells. TKFC was identified as a direct target of Cur which binds to TKFC at Val136 and Glu538, thereby activating it. Gene microarray screening showed that Cur down-regulated the mRNA expression of

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Activity-based protein profilingChemical proteomicsCurcuminGPAT3Lipid metabolismMASLDTKFCTriacylglycerol

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PMCPMC13198281

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