Curcumin as a promising treatment for pulmonary fibrosis: Mechanism and therapeutic potential

• Main Authors: Meigui You (Author), Bin Liu (Author), Aixin Jing (Author), Meiqi Zhang (Author), Qilan Qian (Author), Jing Ji (Author), Yaping Xu (Author), Yujuan Tang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2024-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Pulmonary fibrosis (PF) is characterized by excessive proliferation of alveolar epithelial cells and fibroblasts, abnormal deposition of fibrous connective tissue, altered alveolar structure, impaired lung function, and increased airway resistance. Curcumin has been studied as an inhib...