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Herein, we describe the synthesis and evaluation of anti-inflammatory activities of new curcumin derivatives. The thirteen curcumin derivatives were synthesized by Steglich esterification on one or both of the phenolic rings of curcumin with the aim of providing improved anti-inflammatory activity. Monofunctionalized compounds showed better bioactivity than the difunctionalized derivatives in terms of inhibiting IL-6 production, and known compound presented the highest activity. Additionally, this compound showed strong activity against PGE. Structure-activity relationship studies were carried out for both IL-6 and PGE, and it was found that the activity of this series of compounds increases when a free hydroxyl group or aromatic ligands are present on the curcumin ring and a linker moiety is absent. Compound remained the highest activity in modulating IL-6 production and showed strong activity against PGE synthesis.
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Inflammopharmacology
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Centre for Research Impact & Outcome, Chitkara College of Pharmacy, Chitkara University, Rajpura, Punjab, 140401, India.
The NOD‑like receptor family pyrin domain containing 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome is a key molecular complex that amplifies inflammatory cascades by maturing interleukin‑1 beta (IL-1β) and interleukin‑18 (IL-18) and inducing pyroptosis. It serves as a major driver and co-driver of numerous diseases associated with chronic inflammation. Dysregulated NLRP3 activation contributes to the progression of disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, neurodegenerative diseases and atherosclerosis.
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Department of Nutrition Sciences, School of Health Larestan University of Medical Sciences Iran.
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Department of Nutrition and Feed Technology, Faculty of Animal Science, IPB University, Jl. Agatis, Dramaga Bogor, West Java, Indonesia.
Background And Aim: The global ban on antibiotic growth promoters (AGPs) in poultry production has intensified the search for effective phytogenic alternatives. Roxb., commonly known as Javanese turmeric, exhibits antimicrobial and antioxidant properties attributed to its bioactive compounds, including xanthorrhizol and curcumin.
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State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, China; International Institute of Food Innovation Co., Ltd., Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330200, China. Electronic address:
Plant-derived extracellular vesicles have presented great potential in drug and/or nutrition delivery, but it is still unclear whether the variety affects the physicochemical properties of plant derived extracellular vesicles. In this work, the extracellular vesicles from various oranges were first characterized, including navel orange juice (NOJ), green orange juice (GOJ), bingtang orange juice (BTOJ) and blood orange juice (BOJ). The results exhibited obvious distinctions of extracellular vesicles among different oranges, such as vesicle concentration, surface potential, lipid composition, protein content and so on.
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Department of Food Science and Technology, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia, Griffin, GA 30223, USA. Electronic address:
Turmeric-derived curcumin offers various health benefits but has poor bioavailability due to low water solubility and rapid gastrointestinal degradation. A recently proposed raw-to-nano strategy enables the direct formulation of turmeric nanoparticles from raw turmeric, using inherent biopolymers to encapsulate and protect curcumin. However, it remains unclear how these nanoparticles enhance gastrointestinal bioavailability and how food matrices influence this process.
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