title: Curcumin as an Adjunct Drug for Infectious Diseases.
abstract: Curcumin, by virtue of its ability to function as an immunomodulator, has the potential to serve as an adjunct drug to treat infectious diseases and provide long-term protection. The current need is to establish clinical trials with curcumin as an adjunct drug against specific infectious diseases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India. Electronic address: geepee@biochem.iisc.ernet.in.
authors.forename: Govindarajan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Padmanaban
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India.
authors.forename: Pundi N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Rangarajan
mesh_terms: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D000818:Animals; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003474:Curcumin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007155:Immunologic Factors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007239:Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D007155:Immunologic Factors; D003474:Curcumin
keywords: clinical trials; curcumin; drugs; infectious diseases; malaria