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Curcumin is derived from the root of the plant Curcuma longa (also called turmeric) and its medicinal uses have been described for over 5000 years. More than 1500 papers published within last half a century has revealed that curcumin has a potential in the treatment of wide variety of inflammatory diseases including cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, arthritis, Alzheimer, psoriasis etc, through modulation of numerous molecular targets. This is the first monograph to deal specifically with this subject.

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Author:   Bharat B. Aggarwal ,  Young-Joon Surh ,  S. Shishodia
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2007
Volume:   595
Weight:   0.783kg
ISBN:  

9781441942821

ISBN 10:   1441942823
Pages:   490
Publication Date:   19 November 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

CURCUMIN: THE INDIAN SOLID GOLD.- HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTICANCER CURCUMIN ANALOGUES.- ANTIOXIDANT AND ANTI-INFLAMMATORY PROPERTIES OF CURCUMIN.- MODULATION OF TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS BY CURCUMIN.- CANCER CHEMOPREVENTIVE EFFECTS OF CURCUMIN.- ANTITUMOR, ANTI-INVASION, AND ANTIMETASTATIC EFFECTS OF CURCUMIN.- CURCUMIN AS AN INHIBITOR OF ANGIOGENESIS.- NEUROPROTECTIVE EFFECTS OF CURCUMIN.- REGULATION OF COX AND LOX BY CURCUMIN.- MOLECULAR TARGETS OF CURCUMIN.- CELL GROWTH REGULATION.- CURCUMIN AS CHEMOSENSITIZER.- RADIOPROTECTION AND RADIOSENSITIZATION BY CURCUMIN.- IMMUNOMODULATION BY CURCUMIN.- BENEFICIAL ROLE OF CURCUMIN IN SKIN DISEASES.- CARDIOPROTECTIVE EFFECTS OF CURCUMIN.- PROTECTION FROM ACUTE AND CHRONIC LUNG DISEASES BY CURCUMIN.- NEPHROPROTECTIVE AND HEPATOPROTECTIVE EFFECTS OF CURCUMINOIDS.- CURCUMIN AND AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE.- PHARMACOKINETICS AND PHARMACODYNAMICS OF CURCUMIN.- CLINICAL STUDIES WITH CURCUMIN.

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