Curcumin: An anti-inflammatory molecule from a curry spice on the path to cancer treatment

Molecules

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 4567-4598

  Basnet, Purusotam ^a   Skalko Basnet, Natasa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory; Anti oxidant; Cancer; Curcumin; Nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CURCUMIN; PLANT EXTRACT; TURMERIC EXTRACT;

ANIMAL; BIOAVAILABILITY; CHEMISTRY; CURCUMA LONGA; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; METABOLISM; MOLECULARLY TARGETED THERAPY; NEOPLASM; PHYTOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNTHESIS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; CURCUMA; CURCUMIN; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MOLECULAR TARGETED THERAPY; NEOPLASMS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 79959605403     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules16064567     Document Type: Review

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