Medicinal plants are a notable source of natural products which are of great importance for clinical purposes, including the development of drugs in the pharmaceutical industry and the treatment of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Hypertension, or high blood pressure (BP), is among the most prominent modifiable risk factors of CVD—a leading cause of morbidity, mortality, and health spending worldwide. Despite a plethora of synthetic treatment options, lower treatment targets have been pushed for hypertension management as synthetic treatments pose many risks to adverse effects. In this review, studies from 2006 to 2022 were used to evaluate the efficacy of a widely-used natural product in Asia, curcumin derived from Curcuma longa L., in regulating BP. Its potential in CVD treatment has been illustrated in several research studies through identifying its cardiovascular protective properties. Curcumin was reported to be able to prevent hypertension and vascular remodeling, protect against vascular dysfunction, regulate AT1R expression, and alleviate oxidative stress, among others. Because of the importance of a healthy vascular endothelium and renin-angiotensin system in regulating arterial BP, curcumin’s demonstrated outcomes in these areas suggest its potential in regulating BP. However, more formal clinical studies must be done to further verify its cardiovascular protective properties.
목차
ABSTRACT 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1. Hypertension (High Blood Pressure) 1.2. Novel Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Therapies 2. MATERIALS AND METHODS 2.1. Inclusion Criteria 2.2. Exclusion Criteria 3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 3.1. Curcuma longa L. (turmeric) 3.2. Curcumin Analogues 3.3. Role of Curcumin in Regulating Blood Pressure and in CVD Treatment 3.4. Clinical Trials Evaluating Curcumin in CVD Treatment 3.5. Future Research for Curcumin and CVD Treatments 4. CONCLUSION 5. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS REFERENCES
국제과학영재학회 [The Society for the International Gifted in Science]
설립연도
2006
분야
자연과학>자연과학일반
소개
과학영재를 위한 연구 활동을 통하여 과학영재를 발굴하고, 발굴된 과학영재가 과학 분야의 관련 연구 활동을 할 수 있도록 지원하여, 이들이 과학 관련 분야의 진로를 선택하도록 장려함으로써 국제경쟁력을 갖춘 우수 과학기술인을 배출하고 국가 경제발전 및 문화창달과 세계 과학 발전에 기여함을 목적으로 한다.
간행물
간행물명
APEC Youth Scientist Journal [APEC 청소년 과학학술지]
간기
반년간
pISSN
2005-5625
수록기간
2009~2022
십진분류
KDC 405DDC 505
이 권호 내 다른 논문 / APEC Youth Scientist Journal Vol. 14 No.1