"Curcumin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A yellow-orange dye obtained from tumeric, the powdered root of CURCUMA longa. It is used in the preparation of curcuma paper and the detection of boron. Curcumin appears to possess a spectrum of pharmacological properties, due primarily to its inhibitory effects on metabolic enzymes.
| Descriptor ID |
D003474
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.455.326.146.485.222.222 D02.455.426.559.389.657.166.200 D02.455.426.559.694.222
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| Concept/Terms |
Curcumin- Curcumin
- Turmeric Yellow
- Yellow, Turmeric
- Diferuloylmethane
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Curcumin" by people in Profiles.
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Thermally responsive nanoparticle-encapsulated curcumin and its combination with mild hyperthermia for enhanced cancer cell destruction. Acta Biomater. 2014 Feb; 10(2):831-42.
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Polymeric curcumin nanoparticle pharmacokinetics and metabolism in bile duct cannulated rats. Mol Pharm. 2013 May 06; 10(5):1977-87.
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Binding partners for curcumin in human schwannoma cells: biologic implications. Bioorg Med Chem. 2013 Feb 15; 21(4):932-9.
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A composite polymer nanoparticle overcomes multidrug resistance and ameliorates doxorubicin-associated cardiomyopathy. Oncotarget. 2012 Jun; 3(6):640-50.
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Combining curcumin (diferuloylmethane) and heat shock protein inhibition for neurofibromatosis 2 treatment: analysis of response and resistance pathways. Mol Cancer Ther. 2011 Nov; 10(11):2094-103.
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Differential distribution of intravenous curcumin formulations in the rat brain. Anticancer Res. 2011 Mar; 31(3):907-11.
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Neuroprotective and neurorescue effects of a novel polymeric nanoparticle formulation of curcumin (NanoCurc?) in the neuronal cell culture and animal model: implications for Alzheimer's disease. J Alzheimers Dis. 2011; 23(1):61-77.
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Epigenetic regulation of high glucose-induced proinflammatory cytokine production in monocytes by curcumin. J Nutr Biochem. 2011 May; 22(5):450-8.
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Roles for CSN5 in control of p53/MDM2 activities. J Cell Biochem. 2008 Mar 01; 103(4):1219-30.
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Oral curcumin mitigates the clinical and neuropathologic phenotype of the Trembler-J mouse: a potential therapy for inherited neuropathy. Am J Hum Genet. 2007 Sep; 81(3):438-53.