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REVIEW: Curcumin and Alzheimer’s disease

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Hamaguchi, Tsuyoshi, Ono, Kenjiro, Yamada, Masahito·2010·CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics

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Curcumin has a long history of use as a traditional remedy and food in Asia. Many studies have reported that curcumin has various beneficial properties, such as antioxidant, antiinflammatory, and antitumor. Because of the reported effects of curcumin on tumors, many clinical trials have been performed to elucidate curcumin's effects on cancers. Recent reports have suggested therapeutic potential of curcumin in the pathophysiology of Alzheimer's disease (AD). In in vitro studies, curcumin has been reported to inhibit amyloid-β-protein (Aβ) aggregation, and Aβ-induced inflammation, as well as the activities of β-secretase and acetylcholinesterase. In in vivo studies, oral administration of curcumin has resulted in the inhibition of Aβ deposition, Aβ oligomerization, and tau phosphorylation in the brains of AD animal models, and improvements in behavioral impairment in animal models. These findings suggest that curcumin might be one of the most promising compounds for the development of AD therapies. At present, four clinical trials concerning the effects of curcumin on AD has been conducted. Two of them that were performed in China and USA have been reported no significant differences in changes in cognitive function between placebo and curcumin groups, and no results have been reported from two other clinical studies. Additional trials are necessary to determine the clinical usefulness of curcumin in the prevention and treatment of AD.

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Authors
Hamaguchi, T., Ono, K., & Yamada, M.
Affiliations
Kanazawa University (JP)
Corresponding author
Yamada, Masahito
Venue
CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2010-09-03
Volume
16
Issue
5
Pages
285-297
ISSN
  • 1755-5930 (ISSN-L)
  • 1755-5949
OpenAlex
W1558835554
Cited by
450
References
95
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FWCI
1.30
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (20390242)
  • Chiyoda Mutual Life Foundation
  • Mishima Kaiun Memorial Foundation
  • Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (20390242, 22790815, 19890083)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Medicine › Curcumin's Biomedical Applications
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Complementary and alternative medicine › Medicinal Plants and Neuroprotection
Keywords
curcumin, Alzheimer's disease, amyloid-beta aggregation, tau phosphorylation, acetylcholinesterase inhibition, beta-secretase inhibition, neuroinflammation, antioxidant activity, anti-inflammatory activity, cognitive impairment, clinical trials, animal models of Alzheimer's disease
MeSH terms
Alzheimer Disease, Animals, Clinical Trials as Topic, Curcumin, Enzyme Inhibitors, Humans, Amyloid beta-Peptides, Amyloid Precursor Protein Secretases

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