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Curcumin nanoformulations for antimicrobial and wound healing purposes

  • Bahare Salehi
  • , Célia F. Rodrigues
  • , Gregorio Peron
  • , Stefano Dall'Acqua
  • , Javad Sharifi-Rad
  • , Lubna Azmi
  • , Ila Shukla
  • , Uttam Singh Baghel
  • , Abhay Prakash Mishra
  • , Ahmed M. Elissawy
  • , Abdel Nasser Singab
  • , Raffaele Pezzani
  • , Marco Redaelli
  • , Jayanta Kumar Patra
  • , Chidambaram Kulandaisamy Venil
  • , Gitishree Das
  • , Deeksha Singh
  • , Priyanka Kriplani
  • , Alessandro Venditti
  • , Patrick Valere Tsouh Fokou
  • Marcello Iriti, Ryszard Amarowicz, Miquel Martorell, Natália Cruz-Martins
  • Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
  • University of Porto
  • University of Padua
  • Universidad del Azuay
  • CSIR - National Botanical Research Institute
  • University of Kota
  • Shobhit University
  • Ain Shams University
  • Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca Oncologica di Base
  • Venetian Institute for Molecular Science and Experimental Technologies
  • Anna University
  • Government of Rajasthan
  • Guru Gobind Singh College of Pharmacy
  • University of Rome La Sapienza
  • University of Bamenda
  • University of Milan
  • Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Universidad de Concepción

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Abstract

The development and spread of resistance to antimicrobial drugs is hampering the management of microbial infectious and wound healing processes. Curcumin is the most active and effective constituent of Curcuma longa L., also known as turmeric, and has a very long and strong history of medicinal value for human health and skincare. Curcumin has been proposed as strong antimicrobial potentialities and many attempts have been made to determine its ability to conjointly control bacterial growth and promote wound healing. However, low aqueous solubility, poor tissue absorption and short plasma half-life due its rapid metabolism needs to be solved for made curcumin formulations as suitable treatment for wound healing. New curcumin nanoformulations have been designed to solve the low bioavailability problem of curcumin. Thus, in the present review, the therapeutic applications of curcumin nanoformulations for antimicrobial and wound healing purposes is described.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2487-2499
Number of pages13
JournalPhytotherapy Research
Volume35
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2021

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • antimicrobial
  • curcumin
  • nanoformulation
  • nanoparticle
  • wound healing

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