›› 2010, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (6): 732-.

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Application of curcumin in treatment of neurological diseases

CHEN Si-yan, reviewer;PAN Jing, CHEN Sheng-di, reviser   

  1. Department of Neurology, Institute of Neurology, Ruijin Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200025, China
  • Online:2010-06-25 Published:2010-06-28
  • Supported by:

    Program for Outstanding Medical Academic Leader, LJ06003

Abstract:

Curcumin is a natural polyphenol. Recently, the antiinflammatory, antioxidant, immunoregulatory and proapoptotic properties of curcumin have been revealed. The role of curcumin on genes and cell-signaling pathways at multiple levels has become a hotspot of biomedical research. In this paper, the biological properties of curcumin and its effect on some neurological diseases are reviewed.

Key words: curcumin, biological property, neurological diseases