Curcumin Protects Microglia and Primary Rat Cortical Neurons against HIV-1 gp120-Mediated Inflammation and Apoptosis

Curcumin is a molecule found in turmeric root that has anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and anti-tumor properties and has been widely used as both an herbal drug and a food additive to treat or prevent neurodegenerative diseases. To explore whether curcumin is able to ameliorate HIV-1-associated neur...

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Main Authors: Guo, Luyan, Xing, Yanyan, Pan, Rui, Jiang, Mingliang, Gong, Zheng, Lin, Liqing, Wang, Junbing, Xiong, Guoyin, Dong, Jun
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3735595/