Curcuma longa extract protects against 5-fluorouracil-induced oral mucositis in hamsters

• Main Authors: Aurigena Antunes de Araújo (Author), Edna Maria Silva (Author), Cristiane Assunção da Costa Cunha Mafra (Author), Íris do Céu Clara Costa (Author), Amanda Lanna Andrade Barbalho (Author), Iolanda Augusta Fernandes de Matos (Author), Matheus Araujo dos Santos (Author), Maria Luiza Diniz de Sousa Lopes (Author), Caroline Addison Carvalho Xavier de Medeiros (Author), Luiz Alberto Lira Soares (Author), Janaina Carla Barbosa Machado (Author), Magda Rhayanny Assunção Ferreira (Author), Raimundo Fernandes de Araújo (Author), Rubens Maribondo do Nascimento (Author), Gerlane Coelho Bernardo Guerra (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Curcumin, contained at Turmeric (Curcumalonga), can exert many beneficial pleiotropic activities in the gastrointestinal tract. This study evaluated the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity of C. longa on 5-fluorouracil (5-FU)-induced oral mucositis (OM) in hamsters. Phytochemical ana...