Title:Current Trends in Drug Delivery System of Curcumin and its Therapeutic Applications
Volume: 20
Issue: 13
Author(s): Ayushi Sethiya, Dinesh Kr. Agarwal and Shikha Agarwal*
Affiliation:
- Department of Chemistry, Synthetic Organic Chemistry Laboratory, MLS University, Udaipur, 313001,India
Keywords:
Curcumin, anti-cancer, anti-bacterial, drug delivery system, nano-formulations, combination therapy.
Abstract: Curcumin is a poly phenolic compound extracted from turmeric. Over the past years, it has
acquired significant interest among researchers due to its numerous pharmacological activities like anti-
cancer, anti-alzheimer, anti-diabetic, anti-bacterial, anti-inflammatory and so on. However, the clinical
use of curcumin is still obstructed due to tremendously poor bioavailability, rapid metabolism, lower
gastrointestinal absorption, and low permeability through cell that makes its pharmacology thrilling.
These issues have led to enormous surge of investigation to develop curcumin nano formulations
which can overcome these restrictive causes. The scientists all across the universe are working on designing
several drug delivery systems viz. liposomes, micelles, magnetic nano carriers, etc. for curcumin
and its composites which not only improve its physiochemical properties but also enhanced its
therapeutic applications. The review aims to systematically examine the treasure of information about
the medicinal use of curcumin. This article delivers a general idea of the current study piloted to overwhelm
the complications with the bioavailability of curcumin which have exhibited an enhanced biological
activity than curcumin. This article explains the latest and detailed study of curcumin and its
conjugates, its phytochemistry and biological perspectives and also proved curcumin as an efficient
drug candidate for the treatment of numerous diseases. Recent advancements and futuristic viewpoints
are also deliberated, which shall help researchers and foster commercial translations of improved nanosized
curcumin combination for the treatment of various diseases.