Can Curcumin Cure Cystic Fibrosis?
- 5 August 2004
- journal article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 351 (6) , 606-608
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmcibr041584
Abstract
The most common cystic fibrosis mutation prevents the mutant protein (which forms a chloride channel) from reaching its usual destination: the cell surface. A recent study suggests that curcumin, a nutraceutical, may correct the effect of the mutation.Keywords
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