Biological Activities of Curcumin and Its Analogues (Congeners) Made by Man and Mother Nature
SOURCE: http://www.science-truth.com biochemical pharmacology 76 (2008) 1590–1611 available at www.sciencedirect.com journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/biochempharm Biological activities of curcumin and its analogues (Congeners) made by man and Mother Nature Preetha Anand a, Sherin G. Thomas b, Ajaikumar B. Kunnumakkara a, Chitra Sundaram a, Kuzhuvelil B. Harikumar a, Bokyung Sung a, Sheeja T. Tharakan a, Krishna Misra c, Indira K. Priyadarsini d, Kallikat N. Rajasekharan b, Bharat B. Aggarwal a,* a Cytokine Research Laboratory, Department of Experimental Therapeutics, Unit 143, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA b Department of Chemistry, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, India c Bio-informatics division, Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad, India d Radiation and Photochemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai-400085, India article info abstract Article history: Curcumin, a yellow pigment present in the Indian spice turmeric (associated with curry Received 27 June 2008 powder), has been linked with suppression of inflammation; angiogenesis; tumorigenesis; Accepted 7 August 2008 diabetes; diseases of the cardiovascular, pulmonary, and neurological systems, of skin, and of liver; loss of bone and muscle; depression; chronic fatigue; and neuropathic pain. The utility of curcumin is limited by its color, lack of water solubility, and relatively low in vivo Keywords: bioavailability. Because of the multiple therapeutic activities
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