Benefits of curcumin in brain disorders

A Bhat, AM Mahalakshmi, B Ray, S Tuladhar… - …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Curcumin is widely consumed in Asia either as turmeric directly or as one of the culinary
ingredients in food recipes. The benefits of curcumin in different organ systems have been …

Curcumin: the Indian solid gold

BB Aggarwal, C Sundaram, N Malani… - The molecular targets and …, 2007 - Springer
Turmeric, derived from the plant Curcuma longa, is a gold-colored spice commonly used in
the Indian subcontinent, not only for health care but also for the preservation of food and as …

Turmeric and curcumin: Biological actions and medicinal applications

I Chattopadhyay, K Biswas, U Bandyopadhyay… - Current science, 2004 - JSTOR
Turmeric (Curcuma longa) is extensively used as a spice, food preservative and colouring
material in India, China and South East Asia. It has been used in traditional medicine as a …

Complexities of chromium carcinogenesis: role of cellular response, repair and recovery mechanisms

TJ O'Brien, S Ceryak, SR Patierno - Mutation Research/Fundamental and …, 2003 - Elsevier
Certain hexavalent chromium (Cr (VI))-containing compounds are recognized occupational
human lung carcinogens and may pose an environmental health risk. The carcinogenicity of …

Anticancer and carcinogenic properties of curcumin: considerations for its clinical development as a cancer chemopreventive and chemotherapeutic agent

M López‐Lázaro - Molecular nutrition & food research, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
A growing body of research suggests that curcumin, the major active constituent of the
dietary spice turmeric, has potential for the prevention and therapy of cancer. Preclinical …

Effects of chromium on the immune system

R Shrivastava, RK Upreti, PK Seth… - FEMS immunology and …, 2002 - Elsevier
Chromium is a naturally occurring heavy metal found commonly in the environment in
trivalent, Cr (III), and hexavalent, Cr (VI), forms. Cr (VI) compounds have been declared as a …

Advances in understanding how heavy metal pollution triggers gastric cancer

W Yuan, N Yang, X Li - BioMed research international, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
With the development of industrialization and urbanization, heavy metals contamination has
become a major environmental problem. Numerous investigations have revealed an …

Genetic resources of Curcuma: diversity, characterization and utilization

B Sasikumar - Plant Genetic Resources, 2005 - cambridge.org
The genus Curcuma (family Zingiberaceae) comprising over 80 species of rhizomatous
herbs, is endowed with widespread adaptation from sea level to altitude as high as 2000 m …

Application of curcumin nanoformulations in Alzheimer's disease: prevention, diagnosis and treatment

H Lv, Y Wang, X Yang, G Ling, P Zhang - Nutritional neuroscience, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a serious neurodegenerative disease. Although
many therapeutic strategies have been studied, their clinical applications are immature …

Mitochondrial and nuclear DNA damage induced by curcumin in human hepatoma G2 cells

J Cao, L Jia, HM Zhou, Y Liu, LF Zhong - Toxicological Sciences, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Curcumin is extensively used as a spice and pigment and has anticarcinogenic effects that
could be linked to its antioxidant properties. However, some studies suggest that this natural …