Curcumin / TrxR 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



TrxR, Thioredoxin Reductase: Click to Expand ⟱
Source:
Type:
TrxR is an enzyme that reduces Trx, allowing it to perform its reducing functions. It has been shown to have a role in cancer cell metabolism and survival.
TrxR is overexpressed in various types of cancer, including breast, lung, colon, and prostate cancer.

- Part of the thioredoxin system, which regulates reactive oxygen species (ROS).
- TrxR is a major antioxidant systems that maintains the intracellular redox homeostasis.
- Inhibition causes an increase in ROS.
- TrxR is often upregulated in cancer cells to help manage increased oxidative stress, it is seen as a potential therapeutic target. Inhibiting TrxR may result in increased ROS in cancer cells, pushing them toward apoptosis.
- TrxR is a selenoprotein—meaning it incorporates the trace element selenium in the form of the amino acid selenocysteine.

TrxR inhibitors:
-Piperlongumine
-Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha)
-Parthenolide
-EGCG
-Curcumin
-Myricetin
-Gambogic Acid


Scientific Papers found: Click to Expand⟱
6218- CUR,    Exploring the Thioredoxin System as a Therapeutic Target in Cancer: Mechanisms and Implications
- Review, Var, NA
NF-kB↓, curcumin inhibits, among others, NF-κB and TrxR [177].
TrxR↓,
ROS↑, Several studies show that curcumin leads to an accumulation of ROS in tumor cells, inhibiting metastasis formation and inducing cell death and/or sensitizing the cells to radiation
TumMeta↓,
TumCD↑,
RadioS↑,
BioAv↝, Curcumin exhibits limitations for potential clinical applications due to its poor water solubility. Therefore, analogues have been developed, such as WZ26, which inhibits TrxR and restricts the proliferation and survival of tumor cells
BioAv↑, Phase I trial with theracurmin, a curcumin derivative that demonstrates higher bioavailability than curcumin, it was shown that a combination with irinotecan is safe and well-tolerated in patients with advanced solid tumors

6225- CUR,    Natural products for enhancing the sensitivity or decreasing the adverse effects of anticancer drugs through regulating the redox balance
- Review, Var, NA
ox-Trx1↑, Curcumin increases Trx1 oxidation and subsequent apoptosis in prostate cancer cells [95].
TrxR1↓, (curcuminoid B63) has been shown to induce ROS-mediated paraptosis-like cell death by targeting TrxR1 in gastric cancer cells
TrxR↓, curcumin-induced inhibition of TrxR may depend on its Michael acceptor function.
ROS↑, leads to dramatic pro-oxidant effects, the induction of NOX activity, and the production of ROS
GSH/GSSG↓, significant decrease in the GSH/GSSG ratio was observed in lung cancer cells after treatment with curcumin
eff↓, NAC partially or completely reversed these effects, suggesting that ROS generation may be the underlying cause of curcumin-induced cell death.
Fenton↑, curcumin reduces Cu(II) to Cu(I) and leads to the formation of H2O2, which further reacts with Cu(I) through the Fenton reaction to produce •OH.
H2O2↑,
*NRF2↑, curcumin pretreatment significantly increases Nrf2 in the nucleus and decreases the expression of Keap1, as well as reverses the doxorubicin-induced reduction of HO-1 and NQO1, which provides a rational mechanism against doxorubicin-induced neurotoxi
*Keap1↓,
*HO-1↑,
*NQO1↑,
ChemoSen↑, The cisplatin and curcumin coloaded liposome system extends the drug duration and promotes drug accumulation in tumours.

6224- CUR,    Thioredoxin reductase: An emerging pharmacologic target for radiosensitization of cancer
- Review, Var, NA
RadioS↑, dimethoxycurcumin (DiMC) interacts with side chains E & F of TrxR and inhibits its activity in cell-free system. DiMC significantly increased the radiosensitivity of A549 cells via suppression of TrxR activity.
TrxR↓,

6221- CUR,    Oxidative Stress and Cancer: Harnessing the Therapeutic Potential of Curcumin and Analogues Against Cancer
- Review, Var, NA
NF-kB↓, NF-Kβ suppression from Cur interaction led to the identification of Cur’s immunomodulatory effects
Imm↑, on various cytokines and immune related proteins such as IL-6, TNF-α, and PD-L1 and is suggested as a potential adjuvant treatment for immunotherapy
*TAC↑, In clinical trials, Cur is shown to increase total antioxidant capacity (TAC) and decrease malondialdehyde.53
*MDA↓,
ROS↑, increases overall ROS accumulation in SiHa cervical cancer cells resulting in increased autophagy and G2/M phase cell cycle arrest.54
TumAuto↑,
TumCCA↑,
Keap1↑, activate KEAP1/NRF2/ARE pathways and serve as an effective therapeutic especially in combination with 5-FU
ChemoSen↑,
ER Stress↑, administration of 1g resulted in ROS production, G1 cell cycle phase arrest, and increased ER-stress which was reversed upon addition of NAC, an ROS scavenging agent
eff↓, reversed upon addition of NAC
TrxR↓, Non-small cell lung cancer cell lines showed marked increases in apoptosis and ferroptosis driven by the analogs ability to generate ROS through TrxR inhibition.
STAT3↓, analog WZ26 increased ROS and cell death in cholangiocarcinoma via STAT3 inhibition
*BioAv↓, Studies with doses as high as 12 g/day still resulted in small amounts of traceable plasma Cur, mostly due to low absorption in the small intestine and rapid elimination in the body via the gall bladder.

1977- CUR,    Synthesis and evaluation of curcumin analogues as potential thioredoxin reductase inhibitors
- in-vitro, BC, MCF-7 - in-vitro, Cerv, HeLa - in-vitro, Lung, A549
TrxR↓, found that most of the analogues can inhibit TrxR in the low micromolar range
Dose↝, TrxR activity in cell lysates declined by approximately 30% after the exposure of HeLa cells to 50 uM of 4g. Similar findings were observed in 4g treated MCF-7 cells
eff↑, showed that analogues 2a, 2e, 2g, and 4g, which turned out to be potent inhibitors of TrxR, exhibited stronger toxicity to A549/R cells than that of the natural curcumin

1979- CUR,  Rad,    Dimethoxycurcumin, a metabolically stable analogue of curcumin enhances the radiosensitivity of cancer cells: Possible involvement of ROS and thioredoxin reductase
- in-vitro, Lung, A549
eff↑, As compared to its parent molecule curcumin, DIMC showed a very potent radiosensitizing effect as seen by clonogenic survival assay.
ROS↑, significant increase in cellular ROS
GSH/GSSG↓, decrease in GSH to GSSG ratio
TrxR↓, inhibition of thioredoxin reductase enzyme by DIMC
selectivity↑, DIMC can synergistically enhance the cancer cell killing when combined with radiation by targeting thioredoxin system.

1980- CUR,  Rad,    Thioredoxin reductase-1 (TxnRd1) mediates curcumin-induced radiosensitization of squamous carcinoma cells
- in-vitro, Cerv, HeLa - in-vitro, Laryn, FaDu
selectivity↑, previously demonstrated that curcumin radiosensitizes cervical tumor cells without increasing the cytotoxic effects of radiation on normal human fibroblasts
RadioS↑,
TrxR↓, inhibitory activity of curcumin on the anti-oxidant enzyme Thioredoxin Reductase-1 (TxnRd1) is required for curcumin-mediated radiosensitization of squamous carcinoma cells
ROS↑, induced reactive oxygen species
ERK↑, sustained ERK1/2 activation
Dose∅, Curcumin treatment resulted in a dose-dependent decrease in TxnRd activity with an IC50 of approximately 10 µM in both cell lines
cl‑PARP↑, curcumin induced a robust increase in cleaved PARP

1981- CUR,    Mitochondrial targeted curcumin exhibits anticancer effects through disruption of mitochondrial redox and modulation of TrxR2 activity
- in-vitro, Lung, NA
eff↑, Mitocurcumin, showed 25-50 fold higher efficacy in killing lung cancer cells as compared to curcumin
ROS↑, Mitocurcumin increased the mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS
mt-GSH↓, decreased the mitochondrial glutathione levels
Bax:Bcl2↑, increased BAX to BCL-2 ratio
Cyt‑c↑, cytochrome C release into the cytosol
MMP↓, loss of mitochondrial membrane potential
Casp3↑, increased caspase-3 activity
Trx2↓, mitocurcumin revealed that it binds to the active site of the mitochondrial thioredoxin reductase (TrxR2) with high affinity
TrxR↓, In corroboration with the above finding, mitocurcumin decreased TrxR activity in cell free as well as the cellular system.
mt-DNAdam↑, mitochondrial DNA damage

1982- CUR,    Inhibition of thioredoxin reductase by curcumin analogs
- in-vitro, NA, NA
eff↑, Curcumin analogs were first investigated for their inhibitory effects on thioredoxin reductase (TrxR). Most of them were more potent TrxR inhibitors than natural curcumin.
TrxR↓,

1998- Myr,  CUR,    Thioredoxin-dependent system. Application of inhibitors
- Review, Var, NA
TrxR↓, myricetin, which like curcumin, can cause irreversible inhibition of TrxR activity
ROS↑, Curcumin-induced alkylation of TrxR can have effects analogous to NADPH oxidase that involve significant increases in ROS production and increased oxidative stress


Showing Research Papers: 1 to 10 of 10

* indicates research on normal cells as opposed to diseased cells
Total Research Paper Matches: 10

Pathway results for Effect on Cancer / Diseased Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress

Fenton↑, 1,   mt-GSH↓, 1,   GSH/GSSG↓, 2,   H2O2↑, 1,   Keap1↑, 1,   ROS↑, 7,   ox-Trx1↑, 1,   Trx2↓, 1,   TrxR↓, 10,   TrxR1↓, 1,  

Mitochondria & Bioenergetics

MMP↓, 1,  

Cell Death

Bax:Bcl2↑, 1,   Casp3↑, 1,   Cyt‑c↑, 1,   TumCD↑, 1,  

Protein Folding & ER Stress

ER Stress↑, 1,  

Autophagy & Lysosomes

TumAuto↑, 1,  

DNA Damage & Repair

mt-DNAdam↑, 1,   cl‑PARP↑, 1,  

Cell Cycle & Senescence

TumCCA↑, 1,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State

ERK↑, 1,   STAT3↓, 1,  

Migration

TumMeta↓, 1,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling

Imm↑, 1,   NF-kB↓, 2,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance

BioAv↑, 1,   BioAv↝, 1,   ChemoSen↑, 2,   Dose↝, 1,   Dose∅, 1,   eff↓, 2,   eff↑, 4,   RadioS↑, 3,   selectivity↑, 2,  
Total Targets: 34

Pathway results for Effect on Normal Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress

HO-1↑, 1,   Keap1↓, 1,   MDA↓, 1,   NQO1↑, 1,   NRF2↑, 1,   TAC↑, 1,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance

BioAv↓, 1,  
Total Targets: 7

Scientific Paper Hit Count for: TrxR, Thioredoxin Reductase
10 Curcumin
2 Radiotherapy/Radiation
1 Myricetin
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