title: Curcumin and inflammatory bowel disease: biological mechanisms and clinical implication.
abstract: Increased recognition of the limits of conventional medicine has helped drive the growing interest in complementary and alternative medicine which is now being commonly used in patients with chronic diseases, including individuals with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Recently, scientific interest has unraveled the beneficial pharmacological effects of curcumin. We present an updated concise review of currently available in vitro, animal and clinical studies demonstrating the therapeutic effect of herbal medication in inflammatory bowel disease.
authors.affiliation: Section of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA. tauseef-ali@ouhsc.edu
authors.forename: Tauseef
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.forename: Faiz
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Shakir
authors.forename: Jordan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Morton
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003474:Curcumin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D015212:Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D051379:Mice; D008517:Phytotherapy; D028321:Plant Preparations / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D028321:Plant Preparations; D003474:Curcumin