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"Curcumin Attenuates Dystrophic Pathology in mdx Mice through Inhibiting NF-κB
Activation
M. S. Zhu, C. Chen, Y. L. Hu, S. Chen - China
46th Annual Meeting American Society for Cell Biology - San Diego, December 2006
Abstract :
The dystrophin-glycoprotein complex has emerged as a scaffold
responsible for the membrane docking of signaling proteins. There is no
definitive cure available currently. In dystrophin-deficient muscular
dystrophy, abnormal activation of signal pathways may play important roles in
dystrophic pathogenesis. In this report, we found a natural botanical
gradient, curcumin, capable of attenuating dystrophic pathology significantly
and the mechanism underlying was involved in NF-κB inhibition. After treating
X-linked muscular dystrophy (mdx) mice with 1 to 10 mg of curcumin, the
sarcolemmic integrity assessed by Evans blue staining and muscle strength
determined both by grip strength test and traction test were improved
significantly. Histological analysis demonstrated that curcumin reduced
severity of myofibril necrosis and extent of regenerating fibers as well as
the variability in size of fibers. Creatine kinase level and the expressions
of tumor necrosis factor alpha, interleukine-1 beta and inducible nitric oxide
synthase were decreased also after curcumin treatment. Consistently, elevated
NF-κB activity in muscle fibers of mdx mice decreased after curcumin
administration. Since curcumin is a non-toxic compound derived from C.longa,
which was widely used in healthy food. The possible effect of curcumin may be
worth studying in Duchenne muscular dystrophy therapy."