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Curcumin in Health and Disease
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ISBN: 3039214500 3039214497 Year: 2019 Publisher: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

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The plant-derived polyphenol curcumin has been used in promoting health and combating disease for thousands of years. Its therapeutic effects have been successfully utilized in Ayurvedic and Traditional Chinese Medicine in order to treat inflammatory diseases. Current results from modern biomolecular research reveal the modulatory effects of curcumin on a variety of signal transduction pathways associated with inflammation and cancer. In this context, curcumin’s antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-tumorigenic, and even anti-metastatic activities are discussed. On the cellular level, the reduced activity of several transcription factors (such as NFkB or AP-1) and the suppression of inflammatory cytokines, matrix degrading enzymes, metastasis related genes and even microRNAs are reported. On functional levels, these molecular effects translate into reduced proliferative, invasive, and metastatic capacity, as well as induced tumor cell apoptosis. All these effects have been observed not only in vitro but also in animal models. In combination with anti-neoplastic drugs like Taxol, kinase inhibitors, and radiation therapy, curcumin potentiates the drugs’ therapeutic power and can protect against undesired side effects. Natural plant-derived compounds like curcumin have one significant advantage: They do not usually cause side effects. This feature qualifies curcumin for primary prevention in healthy persons with a predisposition to cancer, arteriosclerosis, or chronic inflammatory diseases. Nonetheless, curcumin is considered safe, although potential toxic effects stemming from high dosages, long-term intake, and pharmacological interactions with other compounds have yet to be assessed. This Special Issue examines in detail and updates current research on the molecular targets, protective effects, and modes of action of natural plant-derived compounds and their roles in the prevention and treatment of human diseases.

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minerals --- cancer treatment --- chitosan --- n/a --- neurodegeneration --- antioxidant activity --- senescence --- tumor proliferation --- nanoparticles --- antimicrobial agents --- oxidative metabolites --- drug discovery --- Akt/mTOR signaling --- micronutrients --- ulcerative colitis --- transmission electron microscopy --- metabolic reprogramming --- curcumin --- death receptor --- chaperone-mediated autophagy --- wound healing --- brain ischemia --- autophagy --- Alzheimer’s disease --- genes --- transthyretin --- inflammatory bowel disease --- cellular pathway --- centrifugal partition chromatography --- nutrition --- amyloid --- Curcuma longa --- protein aggregation --- supportive care --- IL-17 --- senolytics --- complementary medicine --- macronutrients --- structure activity relationship --- gastroprotection --- Zingiberaceae --- anti-inflamation --- TLC bioautography --- microbiota --- glioblastoma multiforme --- amyloidosis --- SHMT2 --- antioxidants --- silica --- apoptosis --- reflux esophagitis --- gastric ulcer --- TLC-MS --- anti-cancer --- anticancer --- ImageJ --- anti-tumor --- delivery system --- wound --- Helicobacter pylori --- direct protein binding --- protein misfolding --- tumor growth --- diet --- Crohn’s disease --- hydrostatic counter-current chromatography --- ageing --- renal cell cancer --- gastric cancer --- amino-acids --- STAT3 --- mechanism of action --- inflamm-aging --- mitophagy --- necrotizing enterocolitis --- cell cycling --- vitamins --- turmeric tuber --- cancer --- tau protein --- Alzheimer's disease --- Crohn's disease


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Marine Bioactive Peptides: Structure, Function, and Therapeutic Potential
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ISBN: 3039215337 3039215329 Year: 2019 Publisher: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

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This Special Issue Book, “Marine Bioactive Peptides: Structure, Function, andTherapeutic Potential"" includes up-to-date information regarding bioactivepeptides isolated from marine organisms. Marine peptides have been found invarious phyla, and their numbers have grown in recent years. These peptidesare diverse in structure and possess broad-spectrum activities that have greatpotential for medical applications. Various marine peptides are evolutionaryancient molecular factors of innate immunity that play a key role in host defense.A plethora of biological activities, including antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral,anticancer, anticoagulant, endotoxin-binding, immune-modulating, etc., makemarine peptides an attractive molecular basis for drug design. This Special IssueBook presents new results in the isolation, structural elucidation, functionalcharacterization, and therapeutic potential evaluation of peptides found inmarine organisms. Chemical synthesis and biotechnological production of marinepeptides and their mimetics is also a focus of this Special Issue Book.

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cone snail --- tilapia --- n/a --- animal models --- BRICHOS domain --- recombinant peptide --- calcium absorption --- plastein reaction --- antioxidant activity --- endothelial dysfunction --- C3a --- lung cancer --- invertebrate immunity --- identification --- zinc bioavailability --- NA-inhibitory peptide --- nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) --- review --- ACE-inhibitory activity --- intestinal absorption --- hairtail (Trichiurus japonicas) --- DU-145 cells --- peptide --- crustacean --- venom duct --- Kalloconus --- drug design --- molecular symmetry --- arenicin --- ?-helix --- APETx2 --- conotoxins --- functional diversity --- docking --- conotoxin --- neuraminidase --- angiotensin II --- polychaeta --- influenza virus --- phylogeny --- gene expression --- host defense peptide --- Perinereis aibuhitensis --- anti-diabetic activity --- conopeptides --- SHRs --- Chlorella pyrenoidosa protein hydrolysate (CPPH) --- metastasis --- Caco-2 cell monolayer --- Nrf2 --- caco-2 cells --- HUVEC --- PYP15 --- sea cucumber --- decapeptide --- cytotoxic --- arenicin-1 --- marine peptides --- cell proliferation --- Conus --- Conus ateralbus --- self-production of hydrogen peroxide --- antimicrobial activity --- molecular dynamics --- machine learning --- tachyplesins --- ion channels --- gut microbiota --- Anthopleura anjunae oligopeptide --- signaling pathways --- half-fin anchovy hydrolysates --- NF-?B --- Chlorella pyrenoidosa protein hydrolysate-calcium chelate (CPPH-Ca) --- antihypertensive effect --- QAGLSPVR --- antimicrobial peptides --- vasculogenic mimicry --- antibacterial --- ?-hairpin --- innate immunity --- transcriptome sequencing --- HIF-1? --- Gracilariopsis lemaneiformis --- function --- ACE-inhibitory peptide --- complement --- peptide-zinc complex --- structure-activity relationship --- multi-functional peptides --- cod skin --- adsorption --- Maillard reaction products --- molecular docking --- antibacterial peptide --- PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway --- Arenicola marina --- structure–activity relationship --- antimicrobial peptide --- Rana-box --- acid-sensing ion channel --- Neptunea arthritica cumingii --- apoptosis --- membrane damage --- proteolytic system --- toxin --- polyphemusins --- computational studies --- muscle --- oyster zinc-binding peptide --- abalone --- pain relief --- transport routes --- cytotoxicity --- dexamethasone --- cell death --- host?microbe relationship --- anti-LPS factor --- MMPs --- protein synthesis --- structure --- Pyropia yezoensis peptide --- cone snails --- chemical synthesis --- prostate cancer --- Ugr 9-1 --- myotube atrophy

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