The effect of curcumin on human bronchial epithelial cells exposed to fine particulate matter: a predictive analysis.

ABSTRACT: Fine particulate matter (PM₂.₅) has been associated in humans with inflammation, oxidative stress and cancer. Studies had shown that curcumin could potentially inhibit these effects; however, there had been no in vivo or in vitro reports about the effects of curcumin on organisms exposed to PM₂.₅. This predictive study explored the possible biological functions and pathways involved in the mechanism of curcumin inhibition of the hazardous effects of PM₂.₅. For predictive analysis, microarray data were used to investigate the effect of PM₂.₅ on human bronchial epithelial cells (HBEC), and human target proteins of curcumin were retrieved from PubChem. Two protein-protein interaction (PPI) networks were established based upon differential genes and target proteins, respectively, and the commo

SUBMITTER: Zhang Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6268531 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature