Therapeutic Potential and Recent Advances of Curcumin in the Treatment of Aging-Associated Diseases.

ABSTRACT: Curcumin, a low molecular weight, lipophilic, major yellow natural polyphenolic, and the most well-known plant-derived compound, is extracted from the rhizomes of the turmeric (Curcuma longa) plant. Curcumin has been demonstrated as an effective therapeutic agent in traditional medicine for the treatment and prevention of different diseases. It has also shown a wide range of biological and pharmacological effects in drug delivery, and has actively been used for the treatment of aging-associated diseases, including cardiovascular diseases, atherosclerosis, neurodegenerative diseases, cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, ocular diseases, osteoporosis, diabetes, hypertension, chronic kidney diseases, chronic inflammation and infection. The functional application and therapeutic potential of curcumin

SUBMITTER: Sundar Dhilip Kumar S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6017430 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature