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Review
. 2024 Jun;38(6):3080-3121.
doi: 10.1002/ptr.8119. Epub 2024 Apr 12.

Curcumin as a natural potential drug candidate against important zoonotic viruses and prions: A narrative review

Setareh Azarkar  1 , Masoud Abedi  2 , Ali Sheikh Olya Lavasani  3 , Atefeh Heidar Ammameh  4 , Fatemeh Goharipanah  2 , Kimiya Baloochi  2 , Hasan Bakhshi  5 , Amirsajad Jafari  6   7
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Curcumin as a natural potential drug candidate against important zoonotic viruses and prions: A narrative review

Setareh Azarkar et al. Phytother Res. 2024 Jun.

Abstract

Zoonotic diseases are major public health concerns and undeniable threats to human health. Among Zoonotic diseases, zoonotic viruses and prions are much more difficult to eradicate, as they result in higher infections and mortality rates. Several investigations have shown curcumin, the active ingredient of turmeric, to have wide spectrum properties such as anti-microbial, anti-vascular, anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor, anti-neoplastic, anti-oxidant, and immune system modulator properties. In the present study, we performed a comprehensive review of existing in silico, in vitro, and in vivo evidence on the antiviral (54 important zoonotic viruses) and anti-prion properties of curcumin and curcuminoids in PubMed, Google Scholar, Science Direct, Scopus, and Web of Science databases. Database searches yielded 13,380 results, out of which 216 studies were eligible according to inclusion criteria. Of 216 studies, 135 (62.5%), 24 (11.1%), and 19 (8.8%) were conducted on the effect of curcumin and curcuminoids against SARS-CoV-2, Influenza A virus, and dengue virus, respectively. This review suggests curcumin and curcuminoids as promising therapeutic agents against a wide range of viral zoonoses by targeting different proteins and signaling pathways.

Keywords: curcumin; natural products; phytochemicals; prion; zoonotic viruses.

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