Red Yeast Rice Plus Berberine: Practical Strategy for Promoting Vascular and Metabolic Health
Altern Ther Health Med. 2015;21 Suppl 2:40-5. ABSTRACT Lovastatin, the progenitor of the statin family, is in fact a naturally occurring compound produced by the...
Lipid Profile and Vascular Remodelling in Young Dyslipidemic Subjects Treated with Nutraceuticals Derived from Red Yeast Rice
Cardiovasc Ther. 2021 Apr 22;2021:5546800. doi: 10.1155/2021/5546800. eCollection 2021. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND AIMS: A relevant role is emerging for functional foods in cardiovascular prevention. The...
Curcumin targets vascular endothelial growth factor via activating the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway and improves brain hypoxic-ischemic injury in neonatal rats
Korean J Physiol Pharmacol. 2020 Sep 1;24(5):423-431. doi: 10.4196/kjpp.2020.24.5.423. ABSTRACT This study aimed to evaluate the effect of curcumin on brain hypoxicischemic (HI) damage in...
Curcumin Suppresses Aldosterone-Induced CRP Generation in Rat Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells via Interfering with the ROS-ERK1/2 Signaling Pathway
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2020 Aug 7;2020:3245653. doi: 10.1155/2020/3245653. eCollection 2020. ABSTRACT Aldosterone regulates the initiation and development of atherosclerosis which is identified as...
Curcumin therapy to treat vascular dysfunction in children and young adults with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease: Design and baseline characteristics of participants
Contemp Clin Trials Commun. 2020 Aug 12;19:100635. doi: 10.1016/j.conctc.2020.100635. eCollection 2020 Sep. ABSTRACT Although often considered to be a disease of adults, complications of autosomal...
Nicotinate-curcumin inhibits AngII-induced vascular smooth muscle cell phenotype switching by upregulating Daxx expression
Cell Adh Migr. 2021 Dec;15(1):116-125. doi: 10.1080/19336918.2021.1909899. ABSTRACT Phenotypic switching is the main cause of the abnormal proliferation and migration of vascular smooth muscle cells...
Curcumin inhibits the proliferation and migration of vascular smooth muscle cells by targeting the chemerin / CMKLR1 / LCN2 axis
Aging (Albany NY). 2021 May 24;13(10):13859-13875. doi: 10.18632/aging.202980. Epub 2021 May 24. ABSTRACT Atherosclerosis (AS) is a chronic progressive inflammatory disease and a leading cause...
Curcumin-mediated Photodynamic Therapy Inhibits the Phenotypic Transformation, Migration, and Foaming of Oxidized Low-density Lipoprotein-treated Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells by Promoting Autophagy
J Cardiovasc Pharmacol. 2021 Jun 2;78(2):308-318. doi: 10.1097/FJC.0000000000001069. ABSTRACT Vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) are becoming a hot spot and target of atherosclerosis research. This...
Different Effects of Endothelial Extracellular Vesicles and LPS-Induced Endothelial Extracellular Vesicles on Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells: Role of Curcumin and Its Derivatives
Front Cardiovasc Med. 2021 May 31;8:649352. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2021.649352. eCollection 2021. ABSTRACT Background: During the progression of atherosclerosis (AS), the vascular endothelial and smooth muscle cells...
The omega-3 and Nano-curcumin effects on vascular cell adhesion molecule (VCAM) in episodic migraine patients: a randomized clinical trial
BMC Res Notes. 2021 Jul 23;14(1):283. doi: 10.1186/s13104-021-05700-x. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this clinical trial was to examine the effect of omega-3 fatty acids...
Optimization of FDM 3D printing process parameters to produce haemodialysis curcumin-loaded vascular grafts
Drug Deliv Transl Res. 2021 Oct 12. doi: 10.1007/s13346-021-01078-2. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT 3D printing has provided a new prospective in the manufacturing of...
Curcumin upregulates transforming growth factor-beta1, its receptors, and vascular endothelial growth factor expressions in an in vitro human gingival fibroblast wound healing model
BMC Oral Health. 2021 Oct 17;21(1):535. doi: 10.1186/s12903-021-01890-9. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Curcumin accelerates healing of oral wounds; however, the responsible mechanisms remain underexplored. Our hypothesis is...
Enhancement of photodynamic bactericidal activity of curcumin against Pseudomonas Aeruginosa using polymyxin B
Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther. 2021 Dec 7:102677. doi: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2021.102677. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) is an emerging opportunistic pathogen, which can...
A soft Pickering emulsifier made from chitosan and peptides endows stimuli-responsiveness, bioactivity and biocompatibility to emulsion
Carbohydr Polym. 2022 Feb 1;277:118768. doi: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2021.118768. Epub 2021 Oct 18. ABSTRACT Polymeric Pickering emulsifiers may bring new insights to emulsion theory and practice due...
Development of oral curcumin based on pH-responsive transmembrane peptide-cyclodextrin derivative nanoparticles for hepatoma
Carbohydr Polym. 2022 Feb 1;277:118892. doi: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2021.118892. Epub 2021 Nov 16. ABSTRACT Herein, a pH-responsive cyclodextrin derivative (R6H4-CMβCD) with cell-penetrating ability was successfully synthesized, and...