title: The multiple pharmaceutical potential of curcumin in Parkinson's disease.
abstract: Parkinson's disease (PD) is one of the most common neurodegenerative diseases in the elderly. In recent years increasing evidence supports the pharmaceutical potential of curcumin, a polyphenolic compound in the spice turmeric, against PD. Here we briefly summarize the pharmacological activities of curcumin in vitro and in animal models of PD, including counteracting oxidative stress and inflammation, preventing α-synuclein aggregation and fibrillation, and inhibiting monoamine oxidase B, which endow curcumin with multiple pharmaceutical activities against PD and encourage further studies to investigate its clinical effects.
authors.forename: Hong-Fang
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Ji
authors.affiliation: Shandong Provincial Research Center for Bioinformatic Engineering and Technique, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255049, P.R. China. shen@sdut.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Liang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Shen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000978:Antiparkinson Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003474:Curcumin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000978:Antiparkinson Agents; D003474:Curcumin