Curcumin / cardioP Cancer Research Results

CUR, Curcumin: Click to Expand ⟱
Features:
Curcumin is the main active ingredient in Turmeric. Member of the ginger family.Curcumin is a polyphenol extracted from turmeric with anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties.
- Has iron-chelating, iron-chelating properties. Ferritin. But still known to increase Iron in Cancer cells.
- GSH depletion in cancer cells, exhaustion of the antioxidant defense system. But still raises GSH↑ in normal cells.
- Higher concentrations (5-10 μM) of curcumin induce autophagy and ROS production
- Inhibition of TrxR, shifting the enzyme from an antioxidant to a prooxidant
- Strong inhibitor of Glo-I, , causes depletion of cellular ATP and GSH
- Curcumin has been found to act as an activator of Nrf2, (maybe bad in cancer cells?), hence could be combined with Nrf2 knockdown
-may suppress CSC: suppresses self-renewal and pathways (Wnt/Notch/Hedgehog).

Curcumin — Curcumin is a turmeric-derived polyphenolic curcuminoid and diarylheptanoid from Curcuma longa, functionally best classified as a natural-product small molecule / nutraceutical candidate with pleiotropic redox, inflammatory, transcriptional, metabolic, and chemosensitizing activity. The standard abbreviation is CUR. It is the principal active pigment of turmeric rhizome, usually studied as purified curcumin, curcuminoid mixtures, turmeric extract, phytosomal curcumin, liposomal curcumin, nanoparticle curcumin, or piperine-enhanced formulations. Its oncology relevance is mechanistically broad but clinically constrained by poor aqueous solubility, rapid metabolism, low free systemic exposure, formulation variability, and insufficient well-powered cancer outcome trials.

Primary mechanisms (ranked):

  1. Suppression of NF-κB / STAT3 inflammatory-survival signaling, reducing cytokine, COX-2, iNOS, anti-apoptotic, invasion, and treatment-resistance programs.
  2. Biphasic redox modulation: ROS buffering in normal/inflamed tissue but ROS↑, GSH depletion, thioredoxin reductase disruption, and oxidative stress amplification in susceptible cancer models at sufficient exposure.
  3. Mitochondrial injury and intrinsic apoptosis, including mitochondrial membrane potential loss, cytochrome-c release, caspase activation, PARP cleavage, and ER-stress/UPR involvement.
  4. PI3K/AKT/mTOR and MAPK pathway modulation, contributing to growth arrest, autophagy modulation, apoptosis sensitization, and reduced survival signaling.
  5. Wnt/β-catenin, Hedgehog/GLI, Notch, and cancer-stem-cell suppression, reducing stemness, EMT, invasion, and recurrence-associated phenotypes in models.
  6. Hypoxia / HIF-1α and glycolysis inhibition, including reduced GLUT1, HK2, LDHA, PKM2, lactate/ECAR, and Warburg-like metabolic support in selected models.
  7. Anti-angiogenic and anti-metastatic modulation, including VEGF, MMPs, uPA, CXCR4/SDF-1, TGF-β/α-SMA, FAK, and EMT-related axes.
  8. Epigenetic and transcriptional reprogramming, including reported HDAC, DNMT, EZH2, Sp-family, p53, and microRNA-related effects.
  9. NRF2 modulation: generally cytoprotective in normal cells but potentially protective for cancer cells when NRF2 is activated; NRF2 suppression/knockdown can increase curcumin-induced ROS stress in some tumor models.
  10. Chemosensitization and radiosensitization, with parallel normal-tissue protective signals reported in some mucositis, dermatitis, oxidative-stress, and radioprotection contexts.

Bioavailability / PK relevance: Conventional oral curcumin has poor systemic bioavailability because of low solubility, low absorption, rapid conjugation, and rapid elimination. Oral trials have used doses up to gram-level daily dosing, but circulating free curcumin is typically low; measured plasma exposure often reflects conjugated curcumin. Piperine, phospholipid/phytosome, micellar, liposomal, nanoparticle, and other enhanced formulations can raise exposure, but each formulation should be treated as a distinct translational entity. Delivery constraints are central for oncology interpretation.

In-vitro vs systemic exposure relevance: Common in-vitro anticancer concentrations, often in the low-to-mid micromolar range and sometimes higher, frequently exceed achievable free plasma exposure from standard oral curcumin. Therefore, direct systemic anticancer claims from cell culture should be weighted cautiously unless supported by tissue-local exposure, enhanced formulation data, local delivery, IV/liposomal delivery, or clinically measured pharmacodynamic biomarkers.

Clinical evidence status: Preclinical evidence is extensive; human oncology evidence is mainly small human, biomarker, pilot, chemoprevention, adjunctive, symptom-management, and formulation trials. Current authoritative oncology summaries judge evidence inadequate to recommend curcumin-containing products as cancer treatment or as routine adjunct anticancer therapy, although symptom-support areas such as oral mucositis, radiation dermatitis, oxidative-status measures, and quality of life have more suggestive but still confirmatory-level evidence.


Clinical studies testing curcumin in cancer patients have used a range of dosages, often between 500 mg and 8 g per day; however, many studies note that doses on the lower end may not achieve sufficient plasma concentrations for a therapeutic anticancer effect in humans.
• Formulations designed to improve curcumin absorption (like curcumin combined with piperine, nanoparticle formulations, or liposomal curcumin) are often employed in clinical trials to enhance its bioavailability.

-Note half-life 6 hrs.
BioAv is poor, use piperine or other enhancers
Pathways:
- induce ROS production at high concentration. Lowers ROS at lower concentrations
curcumin can act as a pro-oxidant when blue light is applied
- ROS↑ related: MMP↓(ΔΨm), ER Stress↑, UPR↑, GRP78↑, Cyt‑c↑, Caspases↑, DNA damage↑, cl-PARP↑, HSP↓
- Lowers AntiOxidant defense in Cancer Cells: GSH↓ Catalase↓ HO1↓ GPx↓
but conversely is known as a NRF2↑ activator in cancer
- Raises AntiOxidant defense in Normal Cells: ROS↓, NRF2↑, SOD↑, GSH↑, Catalase↑,
- lowers Inflammation : NF-kB↓, COX2↓, p38↓, Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines : TNF-α↓, IL-6↓, IL-8↓
- inhibit Growth/Metastases : TumMeta↓, TumCG↓, EMT↓, MMPs↓, MMP2↓, MMP9↓, uPA↓, VEGF↓, NF-κB↓, CXCR4↓, SDF1↓, TGF-β↓, α-SMA↓, ERK↓
- reactivate genes thereby inhibiting cancer cell growth : HDAC↓, DNMT1↓, DNMT3A↓, EZH2↓, P53↑, HSP↓, Sp proteins↓,
- cause Cell cycle arrest : TumCCA↑, cyclin D1↓, CDK2↓, CDK4↓, CDK6↓,
- inhibits Migration/Invasion : TumCMig↓, TumCI↓, ERK↓, EMT↓, TOP1↓, TET1↓,
- inhibits glycolysis /Warburg Effect and ATP depletion : HIF-1α↓, PKM2↓, cMyc↓, GLUT1↓, LDHA↓, HK2↓, PFKs↓, PDKs↓, HK2↓, ECAR↓, OXPHOS↓, GRP78↑, GlucoseCon↓
- inhibits angiogenesis↓ : VEGF↓, HIF-1α↓, Notch↓, FGF↓, PDGF↓, EGFR↓, Integrins↓,
- inhibits Cancer Stem Cells : CSC↓, CK2↓, Hh↓, GLi1↓, CD133↓, CD24↓, β-catenin↓, n-myc↓, sox2↓, OCT4↓,
- Others: PI3K↓, AKT↓, JAK↓, STAT↓, Wnt↓, β-catenin↓, AMPK↓, ERK↓, JNK, TrxR**,
- Synergies: chemo-sensitization, chemoProtective, RadioSensitizer, RadioProtective, Others(review target notes), Neuroprotective, Cognitive, Renoprotection, Hepatoprotective, CardioProtective,

- Selectivity: Cancer Cells vs Normal Cells

Curcumin Cancer Mechanism Ranking

Rank Pathway / Axis Cancer Cells Normal Cells TSF Primary Effect Notes / Interpretation
1 NF-κB / STAT3 inflammatory survival signaling NF-κB ↓; STAT3 ↓; IL-6/TNF-α/COX-2/iNOS ↓; Bcl-2/Bcl-xL/survivin programs ↓ Inflammatory tone ↓; tissue-protective anti-inflammatory effect likely context-dependent R/G Reduced survival, inflammation, invasion, and therapy-resistance signaling Most central and industry-relevant axis; explains many downstream effects but is not curcumin-specific.
2 Biphasic redox stress and antioxidant buffering ROS ↑ (dose-dependent); GSH ↓; antioxidant reserve ↓; oxidative apoptosis ↑ ROS ↓; NRF2/SOD/GSH/catalase/HO-1 often ↑ in stress models R/G Selective redox pressure in susceptible tumor cells with normal-cell protection in lower-stress settings Direction depends strongly on concentration, formulation, light exposure, basal redox state, and tumor antioxidant capacity.
3 Thioredoxin reductase and GSH linked redox systems TrxR inhibition or redox cycling ↑; GSH depletion ↑; oxidative stress ↑ Usually buffered or antioxidant response ↑ at non-toxic exposure R/G Collapse of tumor redox compensation Mechanistically important for ROS amplification and radiosensitization; achievable exposure remains a major constraint.
4 Mitochondrial depolarization and intrinsic apoptosis ΔΨm ↓; cytochrome-c ↑; caspase-3/9 ↑; PARP cleavage ↑; apoptosis ↑ Generally ↔ or protected under oxidative/inflammatory stress R/G Execution of apoptosis after upstream redox and survival-signal disruption Central cytotoxic endpoint in many cell models; often downstream of ROS, ER stress, AKT/mTOR suppression, or p53 modulation.
5 PI3K / AKT / mTOR and autophagy balance PI3K ↓; AKT ↓; mTOR ↓; survival signaling ↓; autophagy ↑ or mixed Stress-adaptive autophagy ↔ or ↑ (context-dependent) R/G Growth suppression and apoptosis sensitization Autophagy may be cytotoxic or protective depending on model and timing; combination logic may require autophagy-state interpretation.
6 Wnt / β-catenin / Hedgehog / Notch stemness signaling β-catenin ↓; GLI/Hedgehog ↓; Notch ↓; CD133/CD44/OCT4/SOX2-like stemness markers ↓ Generally ↔; possible normal stem-cell effects are tissue/context-dependent G Reduced cancer stemness, EMT, self-renewal, and recurrence-associated phenotypes Important for anti-metastatic and anti-CSC positioning; evidence is mainly preclinical.
7 HIF-1α / glycolysis / Warburg metabolism HIF-1α ↓; GLUT1 ↓; HK2 ↓; LDHA ↓; PKM2 ↓; lactate/ECAR ↓; ATP stress ↑ Metabolic effects ↔ or adaptive; normal-cell toxicity depends on exposure G Reduced hypoxic adaptation and glycolytic energy support Mechanistically relevant but formulation and tissue exposure are critical; hypoxic tumors may be more relevant than normoxic cell culture.
8 EMT / invasion / metastasis matrix axis EMT ↓; MMP2/MMP9 ↓; uPA ↓; FAK ↓; CXCR4/SDF-1 ↓; migration/invasion ↓ Inflammation-linked remodeling ↓; wound-healing effects context-dependent G Anti-invasive and anti-metastatic phenotype Strongly supported in models; clinical anti-metastatic efficacy is not established.
9 VEGF / angiogenesis / hypoxia interface VEGF ↓; HIF-1α ↓; angiogenic signaling ↓ Angiogenesis modulation ↔ or ↓ (context-dependent) G Reduced tumor vascular-support signaling Overlaps with NF-κB, HIF-1α, STAT3, and inflammatory cytokine suppression.
10 Epigenetic and transcriptional reprogramming HDAC ↓; DNMT1/3A ↓; EZH2 ↓; Sp proteins ↓; p53 ↑ or restored in selected models Broad transcriptional effects possible; selectivity uncertain G Reactivation of growth-control and differentiation-associated programs Biologically plausible but highly model-dependent; direct target specificity is lower than pathway-level interpretation.
11 Ferroptosis and iron redox stress Iron/redox stress ↑; lipid peroxidation ↑; GPX4/GSH axis may ↓ (model-dependent) Iron-chelation and antioxidant protection may occur (context-dependent) R/G Potential ferroptosis contribution in susceptible tumor models Curcumin can behave as an iron chelator, antioxidant, or pro-oxidant depending on exposure, formulation, and cancer redox context.
12 NRF2 cytoprotection risk NRF2 ↑ may protect tumor cells; NRF2 depletion can enhance curcumin-induced ROS stress in some models NRF2 ↑ supports antioxidant and anti-inflammatory tissue protection G Dual-edged stress-response modulation Important caution for antioxidant matrix use: NRF2 activation is favorable in normal-cell protection but may be undesirable in NRF2-addicted tumors.
13 Chemosensitization and radiosensitization Chemo response ↑; radiation response ↑; apoptosis ↑; resistance pathways ↓ Chemo/radiation injury may ↓ in mucositis, dermatitis, and oxidative-stress contexts R/G Adjunct sensitization with possible normal-tissue protection Attractive translational axis, but clinical evidence remains mainly pilot/small-study; interaction risk should be checked per regimen.
14 Clinical Translation Constraint Free systemic exposure often insufficient for direct cytotoxic extrapolation from in-vitro micromolar data Enhanced formulations may improve exposure but may also alter safety, liver-risk profile, and interaction potential G Bioavailability and formulation dominate translational interpretation Separate ordinary curcumin, turmeric extract, piperine-enhanced, phytosomal, micellar, liposomal, nanoparticle, and IV/liposomal products where possible.

TSF legend:

P: 0–30 min

R: 30 min–3 hr

G: >3 hr
cardioP, cardioProtective: Click to Expand ⟱
Source:
Type:
CardioProtective


Scientific Papers found: Click to Expand⟱
6215- CUR,    Curcumin: biochemistry, pharmacology, advanced drug delivery systems, and its epigenetic role in combating cancer
- Review, Var, NA
*antiOx↑, Curcumin exerts potent antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anticancer effects by modulating multiple signaling pathways, including NF-κB, PI3K/Akt, and Wnt/β-catenin.
*Inflam↓,
*BioAv↓, curcumin’s clinical application is limited by poor solubility, rapid metabolism, and low systemic bioavailability.
NF-kB↓, graphical abstract
PI3K↓,
Akt↓,
Wnt↓,
β-catenin/ZEB1↓,
DNMTs↓,
TumCI↓,
TumMeta↓,
*BioAv↑, Advanced drug delivery systems such as nanoparticles, liposomes, and micelles have been developed to address these challenges. These systems enhance curcumin’s solubility, stability, and targeted delivery, improving therapeutic efficacy while minimiz
*BioAv↑, coadministration with piperine, lipid-based formulations, and nanoparticle microencapsulation have been developed. Piperine has been shown to increase curcumin absorption by up to 2000 percent
angioG↓, Curcumin is also known for its antiangiogenic action through its inhibitory activity against vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs)
VEGF↓,
MMPs↓,
*ROS↓, suppresses oxidative stress by scavenging free radicals and enhancing the activity of endogenous antioxidant enzymes such as superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase
*SOD↑,
*Catalase↑,
*GSTs↑, timulating phase II detoxifying enzymes such as glutathione S-transferase (GST), UDP-glucuronosyltransferase, and heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1).
*HO-1↑,
*NRF2↑, It also enhances the activity of the transcription factor Nrf2, which regulates genes crucial for cellular redox homeostasis and safeguarding cells against oxidative damage
mTOR↓, 0 to 50 μM, treatment was associated with decreased phosphorylation of Akt kinase (Akt), mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), glycogen synthase kinase (GSK3β), Forkhead box protein O1 (FOXO1), and other proteins
GSK‐3β↓,
FOXO1↓,
*radioP↑, Reduced radiation-induced dermatitis and inflammatory cytokine expression (IL-1, IL-6, TNF-α)
*IL1↓,
*IL6↓,
*TNF-α↓,
HATs↓, curcumin has been described as an agent that reduces histone acetylation by inhibiting HAT (histone acetyltransferases), such as the p300/CBP family of proteins
HDAC↓, curcumin has been detected to be an HDI and has the ability to inhibit the expressions of HDACs, like HDAC1, HDAC3, and HDAC8,
ROS↑, Elevating the levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in colon adenocarcinoma cells is one of the outcomes of treatment with curcumin, which results in a decline in cell proliferation and viability
ROS↑, at higher concentrations or in the presence of transition metal ions (e.g. Cu2+, Fe2+/Fe3+), curcumin can paradoxically act as a pro-oxidant.
MMP↓, Excess ROS damages mitochondrial membranes, oxidizes nucleic acids, lipids, and proteins, and activates apoptotic cascades via cytochrome c release and caspase activation
Casp↑,
Cyt‑c↑,
COX1↓, curcumin acts as a partial and condition-dependent inhibitor of both COX-1 and COX-2.
COX2↓,
PGE2↓, At lower or therapeutic concentrations, curcumin predominantly downregulates COX-2 and reduces prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) synthesis.
*cytoP450↓, curcumin’s capacity to inhibit cytochrome P450 enzymes may influence the metabolism of numerous medicines over extended durations.
ChemoSen↑, curcumin has been integrated with standard chemotherapy agents, including doxorubicin, cisplatin, and paclitaxel, to enhance cancer treatment efficacy
cardioP↑, co-delivery of curcumin and doxorubicin via nanoparticles improved anticancer effectiveness and decreased cardiotoxicity.
eff↑, concurrent treatment of curcumin and resveratrol has demonstrated increased anti-inflammatory and anticancer properties

6214- CUR,    Curcumin Nanoparticles-related Non-invasive Tumor Therapy, and Cardiotoxicity Relieve
TumCD↓, Curcumin plays the antitumor effect by directly promoting tumor cell death and reducing tumor cells' invasive ability.
TumCI↓,
*Inflam↓, curcumin has many pharmacological effects, such as anti-inflammation, antioxidation, antitumor, etc.
*antiOx↓,
*AntiTum↓,
NF-kB↓, Curcumin exerts the therapeutic effect mainly by inhibiting the nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) signal pathway, inhibiting the production of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2),
COX2↓,
Casp9↓, promoting the expression of caspase-9, and directly inducing reactive oxygen species (ROS) production in tumor cells.
ROS↑, Curcumin can induce lethal levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in tumors
BioAv↑, Curcumin nanoparticles can solve curcumin's shortcomings, such as poor water solubility and high metabolic rate, and can be effectively used in antitumor therapy.
RadioS↑, Figure 1, Curcumin Increases Radiosensitivity of Tumor
ChemoSen↑,
Imm↑,
PhotoS↑, Curcumin Mediates the Antitumor Effect of PDT
sonoS↑, Curcumin Mediates the Antitumor Effect of SDT
5LO↓, down-regulating the activities of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), lipoxygenase (LOX), inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and so on, reducing the production of proinflammatory cytokines such as IL-2, tumor necrotic factor-α (TNF-α),
iNOS↓,
IL2↓,
TNF-α↓,
Casp9↑, activating intracellular caspase-9 and caspase-3, reducing the expression of p53, inhibiting Bcl2, and promoting the expression of Bax and down-regulating the proportion of Bcl2/Bax
Casp3↑,
Bcl-2↓,
BAX↑,
Apoptosis↑, promote apoptosis by activating caspase-4 and stimulating the Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress pathway and mitochondria stress pathway in tumor cells [
ER Stress↑,
cycD1/CCND1↓, It reduces the expression of cyclin D1, cyclin kinase-dependent kinase 2 (CDK2), cdc2/cyclin B complex, and other cell cycle-related proteins,
CDK2↓,
CycB/CCNB1↓,
TumCCA↑, blocks tumor cells from G1 / S phase and G2 / M phase, thus exerting an antitumor effect
MMPs↓, curcumin inhibits tumor invasion and metastasis by inhibiting NF-κB and other signaling pathways, such as chemokine and matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs)
*radioP↑, Curcumin can effectively treat and prevent radiation adverse reactions such as radiation dermatitis and radiation pneumonia by reducing the expression of inflammatory factors such as fibrotic cytokines, TNF-α, and IL-1, inhibiting NF-κB signal pathwa
chemoP↑, Protective Effect of Curcumin on Side Effects of Chemotherapy
hepatoP↑, urcumin alleviates the hepatotoxicity caused by chemotherapy through anti-inflammation and antioxidation, reducing the level of liver fibrosis and blood lipids [
cardioP↑, Using curcumin to reduce the cardiotoxicity of chemotherapy can improve the therapeutic effect of tumors and patients' prognosis and quality of life.
eff↑, Curcumin Enhances the Therapeutic Effect of Immunotherapy
PhotoS↑, it has the potential to be a new photosensitizer
eff↑, Curcumin nanoparticles with functions of relieving hypoxia and consuming GSH could improve the ability of curcumin to induce ROS and promote ROS- mediated tumor cell death
ROS↑,
GSH↓,

6207- CUR,    Enhancing the Bioavailability and Bioactivity of Curcumin for Disease Prevention and Treatment
- Review, Var, NA - Review, AD, NA
*AntiCan↑, gained increasing interest due to its proposed anti-cancer, anti-obesity, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and lipid-lowering effects, in addition to its thermogenic capacity.
*Obesity↓,
*Inflam↓,
*lipid-P↓,
*BioAv↓, intact curcumin in the body may be too low (<1 microM) and not sufficient to affect signaling and gene expression, as observed in vitro with cultured cells (10–20 microM).
*BioAv↑, a myriad of nanoformulations have been developed that either lead to a systemic increase in curcumin or are targeted to specific cells, tissues, or organelles
*BioAv↑, latest generation of curcumin nanoformulations can increase the bioavailability of free curcumin in plasma greater than 100-fold and have superior absorption, cellular uptake, BBB permeability, and tissue distribution
*BioAv↑, In a clinical study, the authors found that 2 g of curcumin administered concomitantly with 20 mg of piperine, an inhibitor of hepatic and intestinal glucuronidation, appeared to promote a significant 2000% increase in the oral bioavailability of cur
*BioAv↑, rats in which piperine pre-administration was performed before receiving curcumin, there was a significant increase in the oral bioavailability of curcumin, especially at 6 h after piperine administration
*BioAv↑, Nanotechnology-based delivery systems such as micelles, liposomes, and polymeric, metal, and solid lipid nanoparticles have also been applied to enhance curcumin bioavailability
*ROS↓, Curcumin was effective against ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) lesions, as well in various experimental models, primarily through antioxidant actions such as scavenging ROSs [153], increasing mitochondrial superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity and decreasin
*mt-SOD↑,
*MDA↓,
*BBB↓, Curcumin has poor bioavailability, especially in the brain, where the BBB further limits its absorption
*Aβ↓, curcumin appears to reduce the production of Aβ also by affecting a second enzyme required for the cleavage of APP
*GSK‐3β↓, the inhibition of GSK3β by curcumin would hinder both Aβ production and tau aggregation
*tau↓,
*neuroG↑, prolonged treatment of aged rats with curcumin stimulates neurogenesis in the hippocampus
*memory↑, chronic curcumin administration improved memory acquisition and consolidation in both adult and aged rats
cardioP↑, curcumin has been investigated to promote cardioprotective effects against chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity

2818- CUR,    Novel Insight to Neuroprotective Potential of Curcumin: A Mechanistic Review of Possible Involvement of Mitochondrial Biogenesis and PI3/Akt/ GSK3 or PI3/Akt/CREB/BDNF Signaling Pathways
- Review, AD, NA
*neuroP↑, Curcumin's protective functions against neural cell degeneration due to mitochondrial dysfunction and consequent events such as oxidative stress, inflammation, and apoptosis in neural cells have been documented
*ROS↓, studies show that curcumin exerts neuroprotective effects on oxidative stress.
*Inflam↓,
*Apoptosis↓,
*cognitive↑, cognitive performance to receive the title of neuroprotective
*cardioP↑, Studies have shown that curcumin can induce cell regeneration and defense in multiple organs such as the brain, cardiovascular system,
other↑, It has been shown that chronic use of curcumin in patients with neurodegenerative disorder can cause gray matter volume increase
*COX2↓, Curcumin also decreased the brain protein levels and activity of cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2)
*IL1β↓, inhibition of IL-1β and TNF-α production, and enhancement of Nf-Kβ inhibition
*TNF-α↓,
NF-kB↓,
*PGE2↓, hronic curcumin therapy has shown a significant decrease in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced elevation of brain prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) synthesis in rats
*iNOS↓, curcumin pretreatment decreased NOS activity in the ischemic rat model
*NO↓, curcumin has been shown to decrease NOS expression and NO production in rat brain tissue
*IL2↓, IL-2 is a cytokine that is anti-inflammatory. Numerous studies have shown that curcumin increases the secretion of IL-2
*IL4↓, curcumin reduced levels of IL-4
*IL6↓, Numerous studies have shown that curcumin in neurodegenerative events attenuates IL-6 production
*INF-γ↓, curcumin reduced the production of INF-γ, as pro-inflammatory cytokine
*GSK‐3β↓, Furthermore, previous findings have confirmed that inhibition of GSK-3β or CREB activation by curcumin has reduced the production of pro-inflammatory mediators under different conditions
*STAT↓, Inhibition of GSK-3β by curcumin has been found to result in reduced STAT activation
*GSH↑, chronic curcumin therapy increased glutathione levels in primary cultivated rat cerebral cortical cells
*MDA↓, multiple doses of 5, 10, 40 and 60 mg/kg) in rodents will inhibit neurodegenerative agent malicious effects, and reduce the amount of MDA and lipid peroxidation in brain tissue
*lipid-P↓,
*SOD↑, Curcumin induces increased production of SOD, glutathione peroxidase (GPx), CAT, and glutathione reductase (GR) activating antioxidant defenses
*GPx↑,
*Catalase↑,
*GSR↓,
*LDH↓, Curcumin decreased lactate dehydrogenase, lipoid peroxidation, ROS, H2O2 and inhibited Caspase 3 and 9
*H2O2↓,
*Casp3↓,
*Casp9↓,
*NRF2↑, ncreased mitochondrial uncoupling protein 2 and increased mitochondrial biogenesis. Nuclear factor-erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2)
*AIF↓, Curcumin treatment decreased the number of AIF positive nuclei 24 h after treatment in the hippocampus,
*ATP↑, curcumin in hippocampal cells induced an increase in mitochondrial mass leading to increased production of ATP with major improvements in mitochondrial efficiency


Showing Research Papers: 1 to 4 of 4

* indicates research on normal cells as opposed to diseased cells
Total Research Paper Matches: 4

Pathway results for Effect on Cancer / Diseased Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress ⓘ

GSH↓, 1,   ROS↑, 4,  

Mitochondria & Bioenergetics ⓘ

MMP↓, 1,  

Cell Death ⓘ

Akt↓, 1,   Apoptosis↑, 1,   BAX↑, 1,   Bcl-2↓, 1,   Casp↑, 1,   Casp3↑, 1,   Casp9↓, 1,   Casp9↑, 1,   Cyt‑c↑, 1,   iNOS↓, 1,   TumCD↓, 1,  

Transcription & Epigenetics ⓘ

HATs↓, 1,   other↑, 1,   PhotoS↑, 2,   sonoS↑, 1,  

Protein Folding & ER Stress ⓘ

ER Stress↑, 1,  

DNA Damage & Repair ⓘ

DNMTs↓, 1,  

Cell Cycle & Senescence ⓘ

CDK2↓, 1,   CycB/CCNB1↓, 1,   cycD1/CCND1↓, 1,   TumCCA↑, 1,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State ⓘ

FOXO1↓, 1,   GSK‐3β↓, 1,   HDAC↓, 1,   mTOR↓, 1,   PI3K↓, 1,   Wnt↓, 1,  

Migration ⓘ

5LO↓, 1,   MMPs↓, 2,   TumCI↓, 2,   TumMeta↓, 1,   β-catenin/ZEB1↓, 1,  

Angiogenesis & Vasculature ⓘ

angioG↓, 1,   VEGF↓, 1,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling ⓘ

COX1↓, 1,   COX2↓, 2,   IL2↓, 1,   Imm↑, 1,   NF-kB↓, 3,   PGE2↓, 1,   TNF-α↓, 1,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance ⓘ

BioAv↑, 1,   ChemoSen↑, 2,   eff↑, 3,   RadioS↑, 1,  

Functional Outcomes ⓘ

cardioP↑, 3,   chemoP↑, 1,   hepatoP↑, 1,  
Total Targets: 51

Pathway results for Effect on Normal Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress ⓘ

antiOx↓, 1,   antiOx↑, 1,   Catalase↑, 2,   GPx↑, 1,   GSH↑, 1,   GSR↓, 1,   GSTs↑, 1,   H2O2↓, 1,   HO-1↑, 1,   lipid-P↓, 2,   MDA↓, 2,   NRF2↑, 2,   ROS↓, 3,   SOD↑, 2,   mt-SOD↑, 1,  

Mitochondria & Bioenergetics ⓘ

AIF↓, 1,   ATP↑, 1,  

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis ⓘ

cytoP450↓, 1,   LDH↓, 1,  

Cell Death ⓘ

Apoptosis↓, 1,   Casp3↓, 1,   Casp9↓, 1,   iNOS↓, 1,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State ⓘ

GSK‐3β↓, 2,   neuroG↑, 1,   STAT↓, 1,  

Angiogenesis & Vasculature ⓘ

NO↓, 1,  

Barriers & Transport ⓘ

BBB↓, 1,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling ⓘ

COX2↓, 1,   IL1↓, 1,   IL1β↓, 1,   IL2↓, 1,   IL4↓, 1,   IL6↓, 2,   INF-γ↓, 1,   Inflam↓, 4,   PGE2↓, 1,   TNF-α↓, 2,  

Synaptic & Neurotransmission ⓘ

tau↓, 1,  

Protein Aggregation ⓘ

Aβ↓, 1,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance ⓘ

BioAv↓, 2,   BioAv↑, 7,  

Clinical Biomarkers ⓘ

IL6↓, 2,   LDH↓, 1,  

Functional Outcomes ⓘ

AntiCan↑, 1,   AntiTum↓, 1,   cardioP↑, 1,   cognitive↑, 1,   memory↑, 1,   neuroP↑, 1,   Obesity↓, 1,   radioP↑, 2,  
Total Targets: 52

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