Traditional herbal medicine and nanomedicine: Converging disciplines to improve therapeutic efficacy and human health

J Zhang, K Hu, L Di, P Wang, Z Liu, J Zhang… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2021 - Elsevier
Traditional herbal medicine (THM), an ancient science, is a gift from nature. For thousands of
years, it has helped humans fight diseases and protect life, health, and reproduction …

Exploring recent developments to improve antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial efficacy of curcumin: A review of new trends and future perspectives

Z Hussain, HE Thu, MW Amjad, F Hussain… - Materials science and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Curcumin derivatives have been well-documented due to their natural antioxidant,
antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory activities. Curcuminoids have also gained widespread …

Chemotherapeutic efficacy of curcumin and resveratrol against cancer: Chemoprevention, chemoprotection, drug synergism and clinical pharmacokinetics

S Patra, B Pradhan, R Nayak, C Behera, L Rout… - Seminars in cancer …, 2021 - Elsevier
The frequent inefficiency of conventional cancer therapies due to drug resistance, non-
targeted drug delivery, chemotherapy-associated toxic side effects turned the focus to …

Curcumin: recent advances in the development of strategies to improve oral bioavailability

KZ Sanidad, E Sukamtoh, H Xiao… - Annual review of …, 2019 - annualreviews.org
Substantial human and preclinical studies have shown that curcumin, a dietary compound
from turmeric, has a variety of health-promoting effects including but not limited to …

Release of small bioactive molecules from physical gels

J Mayr, C Saldías, DD Díaz - Chemical Society Reviews, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Pharmaceutical drugs with low water solubility have always received great attention within
the scientific community. The reduced bioavailability and the need of frequent …

Polymeric micelles of biodegradable diblock copolymers: enhanced encapsulation of hydrophobic drugs

YHA Hussein, M Youssry - Materials, 2018 - mdpi.com
Polymeric micelles are potentially efficient in encapsulating and performing the controlled
release of various hydrophobic drug molecules. Understanding the fundamental …

Progress in nanomedicine-based drug delivery in designing of chitosan nanoparticles for cancer therapy

MZ Ahmad, M Rizwanullah, J Ahmad… - … Journal of Polymeric …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Cancer is among the most dreadful fatal diseases globally, and the efficacy of recent
chemotherapeutic approaches is limited due to many related drawbacks. The major …

Curcumin as a multifaceted compound against human papilloma virus infection and cervical cancers: A review of chemistry, cellular, molecular, and preclinical …

M Teymouri, M Pirro, TP Johnston, A Sahebkar - BioFactors, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Curcumin, the bioactive polyphenolic ingredient of turmeric, has been extensively studied for
its effects on human papilloma virus (HPV) infection as well as primary and malignant …

Nanoencapsulation, an efficient and promising approach to maximize wound healing efficacy of curcumin: A review of new trends and state-of-the-art

Z Hussain, HE Thu, SF Ng, S Khan, H Katas - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2017 - Elsevier
Wound healing is a multifarious and vibrant process of replacing devitalized and damaged
cellular structures, leading to restoration of the skin's barrier function, re-establishment of …

[HTML][HTML] Immunomodulatory effect of mushrooms and their bioactive compounds in cancer: A comprehensive review

MP Pathak, K Pathak, R Saikia, U Gogoi… - Biomedicine & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Despite enormous development in the field of drug development, cancer still remains
elusive. Compromised immunity stands as a roadblock to the successful pharmacological …