"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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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 34 | 5 | 39 |
| 2018 | 44 | 3 | 47 |
| 2019 | 19 | 2 | 21 |
| 2020 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Curcumin" by people in Profiles.
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Randomized, placebo controlled, double blinded pilot superiority phase 2 trial to evaluate the effect of curcumin in moderate to severe asthmatics. BMC Pulm Med. 2021 Aug 17; 21(1):268.
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Effect of curcumin-pipeine supplementation on clinical status, mortality rate, oxidative stress, and inflammatory markers in critically ill ICU patients with COVID-19: a structured summary of a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2021 Jul 06; 22(1):434.
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Pharmacological properties and underlying mechanisms of curcumin and prospects in medicinal potential. Biomed Pharmacother. 2021 Sep; 141:111888.
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Antimicrobial Activity of Curcumin in Nanoformulations: A Comprehensive Review. Int J Mol Sci. 2021 Jul 01; 22(13).
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Phenolic compounds disrupt spike-mediated receptor-binding and entry of SARS-CoV-2 pseudo-virions. PLoS One. 2021; 16(6):e0253489.
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A comprehensive review of the therapeutic potential of curcumin nanoformulations. Phytother Res. 2021 Oct; 35(10):5527-5563.
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Bioactivity, bioavailability, and gut microbiota transformations of dietary phenolic compounds: implications for COVID-19. J Nutr Biochem. 2021 11; 97:108787.
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Is nutraceutical supplementation appropriate for COVID-19 management? Allergy Asthma Proc. 2021 05 01; 42(3):e103-e105.
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Robust antimicrobial photodynamic therapy with curcumin-poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) nanoparticles against COVID-19: A preliminary in vitro study in Vero cell line as a model. Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther. 2021 Jun; 34:102286.
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Will curcumin nanosystems be the next promising antiviral alternatives in COVID-19 treatment trials? Biomed Pharmacother. 2021 Jul; 139:111578.