Nanocurcumin: A promising candidate for therapeutic applications

A Karthikeyan, N Senthil, T Min - Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Curcuma longa is an important medicinal plant and a spice in Asia. Curcumin
(diferuloylmethane) is a hydrophobic bioactive ingredient found in a rhizome of the C. longa …

Application of green gold nanoparticles in cancer therapy and diagnosis

S Sargazi, U Laraib, S Er, A Rahdar, M Hassanisaadi… - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nanoparticles are currently used for cancer theranostics in the clinical field. Among
nanoparticles, gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) attract much attention due to their usability and …

Improving curcumin bioavailability: Current strategies and future perspectives

R Tabanelli, S Brogi, V Calderone - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Curcumin possesses a plethora of interesting pharmacological effects. Unfortunately, it is
also characterized by problematic drug delivery and scarce bioavailability, representing the …

Potential role of curcumin and its nanoformulations to treat various types of cancers

MT Kabir, MH Rahman, R Akter, T Behl, D Kaushik… - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cancer is a major burden of disease globally. Each year, tens of millions of people are
diagnosed with cancer worldwide, and more than half of the patients eventually die from it …

Curcumin-based nanoformulations: A promising adjuvant towards cancer treatment

S Hafez Ghoran, A Calcaterra, M Abbasi, F Taktaz… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Throughout the United States, cancer remains the second leading cause of death.
Traditional treatments induce significant medical toxic effects and unpleasant adverse …

Curcumin in metabolic health and disease

M Jabczyk, J Nowak, B Hudzik… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
In recent years, epidemiological studies have suggested that metabolic disorders are
nutritionally dependent. A healthy diet that is rich in polyphenols may be beneficial in the …

Co-delivery of curcumin and Bcl-2 siRNA by PAMAM dendrimers for enhancement of the therapeutic efficacy in HeLa cancer cells

M Ghaffari, G Dehghan, B Baradaran… - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2020 - Elsevier
Co-delivery of therapeutic agents and small interfering RNA (siRNA) can be achieved by a
suitable nanovehicle. In this work, the solubility and bioavailability of curcumin (Cur) were …

Recent advances in nanogold as a promising nanocarrier for curcumin delivery

A Mahmoudi, P Kesharwani, M Majeed, Y Teng… - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2022 - Elsevier
Curcumin is a natural polyphenolic compound that has promising therapeutic benefits.
However, curcumin suffers from low aqueous solubility and poor bioavailability following …

Gold nanoparticles and cancer: Detection, diagnosis and therapy

S Medici, M Peana, D Coradduzza… - Seminars in cancer …, 2021 - Elsevier
Gold nanoparticles (AuNPS) represent one of the most studied classes of nanomaterials for
biomedical applications, especially in the field of cancer research. In fact, due to their unique …

Novel therapeutic delivery of nanocurcumin in central nervous system related disorders

E Panzarini, S Mariano, S Tacconi, E Carata, AM Tata… - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Nutraceuticals represent complementary or alternative beneficial products to the expensive
and high-tech therapeutic tools in modern medicine. Nowadays, their medical or health …