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SUBMITTER: Verma M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3413662 | biostudies-literature | 2012
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Verma Meenakshi M Sharma Abhishek A Naidu Swarna S Bhadra Ankan Kumar AK Bhadra Ankan Kumar AK Kukreti Ritushree R Taneja Vibha V
PloS one 20120807 8
Small molecules with antioxidative properties have been implicated in amyloid disorders. Curcumin is the active ingredient present in turmeric and known for several biological and medicinal effects. Adequate evidence substantiates the importance of curcumin in Alzheimer's disease and recent evidence suggests its role in Prion and Parkinson's disease. However, contradictory effects have been suggested for Huntington's disease. This difference provided a compelling reason to investigate the effect ...[more]