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SUBMITTER: Lopez-Malo D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7023263 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
López-Malo Daniel D Villarón-Casares Carlos Alberto CA Alarcón-Jiménez Jorge J Miranda Maria M Díaz-Llopis Manuel M Romero Francisco J FJ Villar Vincent M VM
Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) 20200106 1
The retina is subjected to oxidative stress due to its high vascularization, long time light exposition and a high density of mitochondria. Oxidative stress can lead to pathological processes, like cell apoptosis, angiogenesis and inflammation ending in retinal pathologies. Curcumin, a major bioactive component obtained from the spice turmeric (<i>Curcuma longa</i>) rhizome has been used for centuries in Asian countries for cooking and for curing all kinds of diseases like dysentery, chest conge ...[more]