Protective effects of curcumin against chronic alcohol-induced liver injury in mice through modulating mitochondrial dysfunction and inhibiting endoplasmic reticulum stress
Author(s) -
Baoying Wang,
Xiaolin Gao,
Baoguang Liu,
Yucheng Li,
Ming Bai,
Zhenqiang Zhang,
Erping Xu,
Zhang’e Xiong,
Yunlian Hu
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
food and nutrition research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.041
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1654-6628
pISSN - 1654-661X
DOI - 10.29219/fnr.v63.3567
Subject(s) - endoplasmic reticulum , curcumin , mitochondrion , medicine , unfolded protein response , oxidative stress , microbiology and biotechnology , pharmacology , chemistry , bioinformatics , biology , endocrinology
Curcumin is a major active ingredient extracted from powdered dry rhizome of Curcuma longa. In Ayurveda and traditional Chinese medicine, it has been used as a hepatoprotective agent for centuries. However, the underlying mechanisms are not clear.
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