Curcumin as a Stabilizer of Macrophage Polarization during <i>Plasmodium</i> Infection

• Main Authors: Maria Clara C. Cordeiro (Author), Fernanda D. Tomé (Author), Felipe S. Arruda (Author), Simone Gonçalves da Fonseca (Author), Patrícia R. A. Nagib (Author), Mara R. N. Celes (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Malaria is a parasitic infection responsible for high morbidity and mortality rates worldwide. During the disease, phagocytosis of infected red blood cells by the macrophages induces the production of reactive oxygen (ROS) and nitrogen species (RNS), culminating in parasite death. Curcumin (CUR) is...