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Curcumin as Prospective Anti-Aging Natural Compound: Focus on Brain

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The nutrients and their potential benefits are a new field of study in modern medicine for their positive impact on health. Curcumin, the yellow polyphenolic compound extracted from Curcuma longa species, is widely used in traditional Ayurvedic medicine to prevent and contrast many diseases, considering its antioxidant, immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial, cardio-protective, nephron-protective, hepato-protective, anti-neoplastic, and anti-rheumatic proprieties. In recent years, the investigations of curcumin have been focused on its application to aging and age-associated diseases. Aging is a physiological process in which there is a decreasing of cellular function due to internal or external stimuli. Oxidative stress is one of the most important causes of aging and age-related diseases. Moreover, many age-related disorders such as cancer, neuroinflammation, and infections are due to a low-grade chronic systemic inflammation. Curcumin acting on different proteins is able to contrast both oxidative stress than inflammation. In the brain, curcumin is able to modulate inflammation induced by microglia. Finally in brain tumors curcumin is able to reduce tumor growth by inhibition of telomerase activity. This review emphasizes the anti-aging role of curcumin focusing on its mechanism to counteract aging in the brain. Moreover, new formulations to increase the bioavailability of curcumin are discussed.
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inserm-03424123 , version 1 (10-11-2021)

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Tarek Benameur, Raffaella Soleti, Maria Antonietta Panaro, Maria Ester La Torre, Vincenzo Monda, et al.. Curcumin as Prospective Anti-Aging Natural Compound: Focus on Brain. Molecules, 2021, 26 (16), pp.4794. ⟨10.3390/molecules26164794⟩. ⟨inserm-03424123⟩
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