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Golpour-Hamedani S, Pourmasoumi M, Askari G, Bagherniya M, Majeed M, Guest PC, Sahebkar A. Antiviral Mechanisms of Curcumin and Its Derivatives in Prevention and Treatment of COVID-19: A Review. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2023; 1412:397-411. [PMID: 37378779 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-28012-2_21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/29/2023]
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has now plagued the world for almost 3 years. Although vaccines are now available, the severity of the pandemic and the current dearth of approved effective medications have prompted the need for novel treatment approaches. Curcumin, as a food nutraceutical with anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects, is now under consideration for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19. Curcumin has been demonstrated to retard the entrance of SARS-CoV-2 into cells, interfere with its proliferation inside cells, and curb the hyperinflammatory state caused by the virus by modulating immune system regulators, minimizing the cytokine storm effect, and modulating the renin-angiotensin system. This chapter discusses the role of curcumin and its derivatives in the prevention and treatment of COVID-19 infection, considering the molecular mechanisms involved. It will also focus on the molecular and cellular profiling techniques as essential tools in this research, as these can be used in the identification and development of new biomarkers, drug targets, and therapeutic approaches for improved patient care.
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Affiliation(s)
- Sahar Golpour-Hamedani
- Department of Community Nutrition, School of Nutrition and Food Science, Isfahan University of Medical Science, Isfahan, Iran
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- Gastrointestinal & Liver Diseases Research Center, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
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- Nutrition and Food Security Research Center and Department of Community Nutrition, School of Nutrition and Food Science, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
- Anesthesia and Critical Care Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
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- Nutrition and Food Security Research Center and Department of Community Nutrition, School of Nutrition and Food Science, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
- Anesthesia and Critical Care Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Psychiatry, Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
- Laboratory of Translational Psychiatry, Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
- Laboratory of Neuroproteomics, Department of Biochemistry and Tissue Biology, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil
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- Biotechnology Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
- Applied Biomedical Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
- School of Medicine, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
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Soni VK, Mehta A, Ratre YK, Tiwari AK, Amit A, Singh RP, Sonkar SC, Chaturvedi N, Shukla D, Vishvakarma NK. Curcumin, a traditional spice component, can hold the promise against COVID-19? Eur J Pharmacol 2020; 886:173551. [PMID: 32931783 PMCID: PMC7832734 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2020.173551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2020] [Revised: 08/17/2020] [Accepted: 09/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The severity of the recent pandemic and the absence of any specific medication impelled the identification of existing drugs with potential in the treatment of Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). Curcumin, known for its pharmacological abilities especially as an anti-inflammatory agent, can be hypothesized as a potential candidate in the therapeutic regimen. COVID-19 has an assorted range of pathophysiological consequences, including pulmonary damage, elevated inflammatory response, coagulopathy, and multi-organ damage. This review summarizes the several evidences for the pharmacological benefits of curcumin in COVID-19-associated clinical manifestations. Curcumin can be appraised to hinder cellular entry, replication of SARS-CoV-2, and to prevent and repair COVID-19-associated damage of pneumocytes, renal cells, cardiomyocytes, hematopoietic stem cells, etc. The modulation and protective effect of curcumin on cytokine storm-related disorders are also discussed. Collectively, this review provides grounds for its clinical evaluation in the therapeutic management of SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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- Vivek Kumar Soni
- Department of Biotechnology, Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, 495009, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, 495009, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, 495009, India
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- Department of Zoology, Bhanwar Singh Porte Government Science College, Pendra, Chhattisgarh, India
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- Department of Forensic Science, Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, 495009, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, 495009, India
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- Multidisciplinary Research Unit, Maulana Azad Medical College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, Henry Welcome Building, University of Leicester, Leicester, LE26AW, UK; School of Biochemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology-Banaras Hindu University (IIT-BHU), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, 221005, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, 495009, India.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, 495009, India.
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Cadel S, Darmon C, Désert A, Mahbouli M, Piesse C, Ghélis T, Lafont R, Foulon T. The effects of curcumin, mangiferin, resveratrol and other natural plant products on aminopeptidase B activity. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2019; 512:832-837. [PMID: 30928100 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2019.02.143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2019] [Accepted: 02/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Aminopeptidase B (Ap-B) is a Zn2+-aminopeptidase of the M1 family which is implicated, in conjunction with the nardilysin endoprotease, in the generation of miniglucagon, a peptide involved in the maintenance of glucose homeostasis. Other in vivo physiological roles have been established for this vertebrate enzyme, such as the processing of Arg-extended forms of human insulin and cholecystokinin 9 and the degradation of viral epitopes in the cytoplasm. Among M1 family members, Ap-B is phylogenetically close to leukotriene A4 hydrolase (LTA4H), a bi-functional aminopeptidase also able to transform LTA4 in LTB4 (a lipid mediator of inflammation). As the activities of LTA4H are reported to be inhibited by resveratrol, a polyphenolic molecule from red wine, the effect of this molecule was investigated on the Ap-B activity. Several other active phenolic compounds produced in plants were also tested. Among them, curcumin and mangiferin are the most effective inhibitors. Dixon analysis indicates that curcumin is a non-competitive inhibitor with a Ki value of 46 μmol.L-1. Dixon and Lineweaver-Burk representations with mangiferin show a mixed non-competitive inhibition with Ki' and Ki values of 194 μmol.L-1 and 105 μmol.L-1, respectively. At 200 μmol.L-1, no significant effect was observed with caffeic, chlorogenic, ferulic, salicylic and sinapic acids as well as with resveratrol. Analyses on the 3D-structure of LTA4H with resveratrol (pdb: 3FTS) and the Ap-B 3D-model allow hypothesis to explain theses results.
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- Sandrine Cadel
- Sorbonne Université, Institut de Biologie Paris Seine (IBPS), Equipe Biogenèse des Signaux Peptidiques (BIOSIPE), 75005, Paris, France.
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- Sorbonne Université, Institut de Biologie Paris Seine (IBPS), Equipe Biogenèse des Signaux Peptidiques (BIOSIPE), 75005, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, Institut de Biologie Paris Seine (IBPS), Equipe Biogenèse des Signaux Peptidiques (BIOSIPE), 75005, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, Institut de Biologie Paris Seine (IBPS), Equipe Biogenèse des Signaux Peptidiques (BIOSIPE), 75005, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Institut de Biologie Paris Seine (IBPS), Plate-forme Ingénierie des Protéines et Synthèse Peptidique, 75005, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, Institut de Biologie Paris Seine (IBPS), Equipe Biogenèse des Signaux Peptidiques (BIOSIPE), 75005, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, Institut de Biologie Paris Seine (IBPS), Equipe Biogenèse des Signaux Peptidiques (BIOSIPE), 75005, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, Institut de Biologie Paris Seine (IBPS), Equipe Biogenèse des Signaux Peptidiques (BIOSIPE), 75005, Paris, France
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Stijnen P, Brouwers B, Dirkx E, Ramos-Molina B, Van Lommel L, Schuit F, Thorrez L, Declercq J, Creemers JWM. Endoplasmic reticulum-associated degradation of the mouse PC1/3-N222D hypomorph and human PCSK1 mutations contributes to obesity. Int J Obes (Lond) 2016; 40:973-81. [PMID: 26786350 DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2016.3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2015] [Revised: 12/03/2015] [Accepted: 12/22/2015] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND The proprotein convertase 1/3 (PC1/3), encoded by proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 1 (PCSK1), cleaves and hence activates several orexigenic and anorexigenic proproteins. Congenital inactivation of PCSK1 leads to obesity in human but not in mice. However, a mouse model harboring the hypomorphic mutation N222D is obese. It is not clear why the mouse models differ in phenotype. METHODS Gene expression analysis was performed with pancreatic islets from Pcsk1(N222D/N222D) mice. Subsequently, biosynthesis, maturation, degradation and activity were studied in islets, pituitary, hypothalamus and cell lines. Coimmunoprecipitation of PC1/3-N222D and human PC1/3 variants associated with obesity with the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) chaperone BiP was studied in cell lines. RESULTS Gene expression analysis of islets of Pcsk1(N222D/N222D) mice showed enrichment of gene sets related to the proteasome and the unfolded protein response. Steady-state levels of PC1/3-N222D and in particular the carboxy-terminally processed form were strongly reduced in islets, pituitary and hypothalamus. However, impairment of substrate cleavage was tissue dependent. Proinsulin processing was drastically reduced, while processing of proopiomelanocortin (POMC) to adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) in pituitary was only mildly impaired. Growth hormone expression and IGF-1 levels were normal, indicating near-normal processing of hypothalamic proGHRH. PC1/3-N222D binds to BiP and is rapidly degraded by the proteasome. Analysis of human PC1/3 obesity-associated mutations showed increased binding to BiP and prolonged intracellular retention for all investigated mutations, in particular for PC1/3-T175M, PC1/3-G226R and PC1/3-G593R. CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrates that the hypomorphic mutation in Pcsk1(N222D) mice has an effect on catalytic activity in pancreatic islets, pituitary and hypothalamus. Reduced substrate processing activity in Pcsk1(N222D/N222D) mice is due to enhanced degradation in addition to reduced catalytic activity of the mutant. PC1/3-N222D binds to BiP, suggesting impaired folding and reduced stability. Enhanced BiP binding is also observed in several human obesity-associated PC1/3 variants, suggesting a common mechanism.
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- P Stijnen
- Laboratory for Biochemical Neuroendocrinology, Department of Human Genetics, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Biochemical Neuroendocrinology, Department of Human Genetics, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Biochemical Neuroendocrinology, Department of Human Genetics, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Biochemical Neuroendocrinology, Department of Human Genetics, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Gene Expression Unit, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Gene Expression Unit, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Development and Regeneration, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Biochemical Neuroendocrinology, Department of Human Genetics, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Biochemical Neuroendocrinology, Department of Human Genetics, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Vitadello M, Germinario E, Ravara B, Libera LD, Danieli-Betto D, Gorza L. Curcumin counteracts loss of force and atrophy of hindlimb unloaded rat soleus by hampering neuronal nitric oxide synthase untethering from sarcolemma. J Physiol 2014; 592:2637-52. [PMID: 24710058 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2013.268672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Antioxidant administration aimed to antagonize the development and progression of disuse muscle atrophy provided controversial results. Here we investigated the effects of curcumin, a vegetal polyphenol with pleiotropic biological activity, because of its ability to upregulate glucose-regulated protein 94 kDa (Grp94) expression in myogenic cells. Grp94 is a sarco-endoplasmic reticulum chaperone, the levels of which decrease significantly in unloaded muscle. Rats were injected intraperitoneally with curcumin and soleus muscle was analysed after 7 days of hindlimb unloading or standard caging. Curcumin administration increased Grp94 protein levels about twofold in muscles of ambulatory rats (P < 0.05) and antagonized its decrease in unloaded ones. Treatment countered loss of soleus mass and myofibre cross-sectional area by approximately 30% (P ≤ 0.02) and maintained a force-frequency relationship closer to ambulatory levels. Indexes of muscle protein and lipid oxidation, such as protein carbonylation, revealed by Oxyblot, and malondialdehyde, measured with HPLC, were significantly blunted in unloaded treated rats compared to untreated ones (P = 0.01). Mechanistic involvement of Grp94 was suggested by the disruption of curcumin-induced attenuation of myofibre atrophy after transfection with antisense grp94 cDNA and by the drug-positive effect on the maintenance of the subsarcolemmal localization of active neuronal nitric oxide synthase molecules, which were displaced to the sarcoplasm by unloading. The absence of additive effects after combined administration of a neuronal nitric oxide synthase inhibitor further supported curcumin interference with this pro-atrophic pathway. In conclusion, curcumin represents an effective and safe tool to upregulate Grp94 muscle levels and to maintain muscle function during unweighting.
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy Interuniversity Institute of Myology, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy Interuniversity Institute of Myology, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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