Curcumin: an ingredient that reduces platelet aggregation and hyperlipidemia, and enhances antioxidant and immune functions
1997
Liu, Y.
The effects of curcumin on blood platelet aggregation, hyperlipidemia, lipid peroxidation and immune function were determined. Curcumin exhibited strong inhibition of blood platelet aggregation in humans and lipid peroxidation induced by adenosine diphosphate (ADP) of rats. The marked rise in serum cholesterol levels in rats following 4 weeks of cholesterol feeding was significantly reduced by curcumin. Additionally, curcumin showed that it increased immune function including macrophage rate and lymphoblastoid transformation in immunosuppression rats induced by cyclophosphane (CY). The above pharmaceutical effects of curcumin with addition of flavone of Matricaria L. were stronger than curcumin alone. It can be seen that curcumin effectively prevents cardiovascular disease, increases immune function and exhibits anti-oxidant activity.
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