Curcumin and Immunity

Antonio      La Cava; Milan      Fiala

doi:10.2174/157340710793237335

Abstract

Several investigations have unveiled multiple effects of the ployphenol curcumin on immune responses, both in physiological and in pathological conditions. Here we review the biochemistry of this compound in the context of its potential and limitations as possible therapeutic modulator of immune responses.

Keywords: Curcumin, immune response, inflammation, autoimmunity, autoimmune diseases, tumors, infection, allergy