Browsing Faculty Research Publications (Biochemistry and Biophysics) by Subject "curcumin"

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Curcumin induces human cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide gene expression through a vitamin D receptor-independent pathway

Guo, Chunxiao; Rosoha, Elena; Lowry, Malcolm B.; Borregaard, Niels; Gombart, Adrian F. (Elsevier, 2012)

The vitamin D receptor (VDR) mediates the pleiotropic biologic effects of 1alpha,25 dihydroxy-vitamin D3. Recent in vitro studies suggested that curcumin and poly-unsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) also bind to VDR with l ...