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JSM Clinical Cytology and Pathology

The Curcumin Effects on Immune-Response and Its Potential Properties against Tuberculosis

[ ISSN : 2689-1549 ]

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Received: 20-May-2019

Accepted: 03-Jun-2019

Published: 05-Jun-2019

Research Article | Volume 1 - Issue 1 | Article DOI :

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Mohsen Karbalaei¹ and Masoud Keikha²,³*

¹ Department of Microbiology and Virology, School of Medicine, Jiroft University of Medical Sciences, Iran

² Antimicrobial Resistance Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Iran
³ Department of Microbiology and Virology, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Iran

Corresponding Author:

Masoud Keikha, Department of Microbiology and Virology, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran, Email: masoud.keykha90@gmail.com

Keywords

Curcumin; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Treatment; Tuberculosis

Abstract

There is numerous evidence for the efficacy of curcumin on the treatment of infectious disease particularly tuberculosis infection. According to review of the literature, curcumin could be considered as a therapeutic option against tuberculosis; but given that immune modulatory of curcumin in immune-response and limitation of data about the main mechanism of curcumin during tuberculosis infection; we discuss the probability of curcumin as a novel treatment option for tuberculosis disease using current evidence.

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Karbalaei M, Keikha M (2019) The Curcumin Effects on Immune Response and Its Potential Properties against Tuberculosis. JSM Clin Cytol Pathol 4: 4.