Drug ID:Drug80
Drug Name:Curcumin
CID:969516
DrugBank ID:DB11672
Modality:Small Molecule
Groups:NULL
US Approved:NO
Other Approved:NO
Identifier: NCT00889161, , NCT04713631
Molecular Formula:C21H20O6
Molecular Weight:368.4 g/mol
Isomeric SMILES:COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)/C=C/C(=O)CC(=O)/C=C/C2=CC(=C(C=C2)O)OC)O
Synonyms:curcumin; 458-37-7; Diferuloylmethane; Natural yellow 3; Kacha haldi; Indian saffron; Gelbwurz; Haldar; Curcumin I; Souchet
Phase 0: 11
Phase 1: 38
Phase 2: 67
Phase 3: 23
Phase 4: 14
Description:NULL

Molecular Structure

2D Molecular Structure

Knowledge Graph

dtIDCIDCompound NameGene IDGene NameSpeciesPubMed IDsAction
dt675 969516 Curcumin 4843 NOS2 Homo sapiens (human) None
dt676 969516 Curcumin 765 CA6 Homo sapiens (human) None
dt677 969516 Curcumin 1576 CYP3A4 Homo sapiens (human) None
dt678 969516 Curcumin 4318 MMP9 Homo sapiens (human) None
dt679 969516 Curcumin 1789 DNMT3B Homo sapiens (human) None
dt680 969516 Curcumin 1786 DNMT1 Homo sapiens (human) None
dt681 969516 Curcumin 351 APP Homo sapiens (human) None
dt682 969516 Curcumin 759 CA1 Homo sapiens (human) None
dt683 969516 Curcumin 5743 PTGS2 Homo sapiens (human) None
dt684 969516 Curcumin 5594 MAPK1 Rattus norvegicus (Norway rat) 11981161 Curcumin inhibits the reaction [tetracaine results in increased phosphorylation of MAPK1 protein]

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Phase Distribution
Phase Description
  • Phase 0: Exploratory trials to assess drug behavior in humans
  • Phase 1: Safety trials to determine safe dosage range
  • Phase 2: Efficacy trials to evaluate therapeutic effects
  • Phase 3: Large-scale trials to confirm efficacy and safety
  • Phase 4: Post-marketing surveillance for long-term safety and efficacy

Trial IDTitlePhaseStatusSponsorIndicationsInterventions
NCT02683759 Bio-enhanced Curcumin as an Add-on Treatment in Maintaining Remission of Ulcerative Colitis PHASE3 UNKNOWN Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, India Ulcerative Colitis DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT: Bio-enhanced Curcumin Soft Ge… Details
NCT02683733 Bio-enhanced Curcumin as an Add-On Treatment in Mild to Moderate Ulcerative Colitis PHASE3 UNKNOWN Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, India Ulcerative Colitis DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT: Bio-enhanced Curcumin Soft Ge… Details
NCT01320436 Curcumin + Aminosalicylic Acid (5ASA) Versus 5ASA Alone in the Treatment of Mild to Moderate Ulcerative Colitis PHASE3 COMPLETED Sheba Medical Center Ulcerative Colitis DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT: Curcumin|DRUG: 5-aminosalicyl… Details
NCT03122613 Curcumin for Prevention of Relapse in Patients With Ulcerative Colitis None TERMINATED Chinese University of Hong Kong Ulcerative Colitis in Remission DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT: Curcumin|DRUG: Placebo Details
NCT04713631 Safety and Efficacy of Artesunate & Curcumin in Crohn's Disease PHASE2 RECRUITING Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences Crohn's Disease DRUG: Artesunate|DRUG: Curcumin|DRUG: Placebo A|D… Details
NCT06867939 A Pilot Study of Curcumin (Soloways in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease Homozygous for the IL-10 Variant Not Available Not recruiting S.LAB (SOLOWAYS) Inflamatory Bowel Disease Dietary Supplement: liposomal curcumin;Dietary Su… Details
RBR-89q4ydz Effect of supplementation with Curcuma Longa (extract) and Piperine on inflammatory markers, oxidative stress and glycoxidation in patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease treated at a Teaching Hospital in Alagoa Not Available Not Recruiting Universidade Federal de Alagoas Inflammatory Bowel Disease This is a double-blind randomized clinical trial.… Details
NCT04879810 Pilot Clinical Trial Investigating the Ability of Plant Exosomes +/- Curcumin to Abrogate Symptoms of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Not Available Not recruiting University of Louisville Irritable Bowel Disease Procedure: Sigmoidoscopy and biopsy, blood work Details
JPRN-UMIN000015770 Randomized double-blind multicenter study for anti-inflammatory effects of highly bioavailable curcumin on Crohn's disease. - Exploratory study for effects of highly bioavailable curcumin on Crohn's disease. Not Available Not Recruiting Hamamatsu South Hospital, Centre for Gastroenterology and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research Crohn's disease (180 <= CDAI < 450) … Standard therapy for Crohn's disease (Pentasa… Details
NCT00889161 Curcumin in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease PHASE1 COMPLETED Seattle Children's Hospital Inflammatory Bowel Disease|Ulcerative Colitis|Cro… DRUG: Curcumin Details
NCT05761327 Investigation of the Effects of Curcumin and Resveratrol Supplements Added to the Mediterranean Diet on Disease Severity and Inflammatory Biomarkers in Patients With Ulcerative Colitis None COMPLETED Ardahan University Ulcerative Colitis OTHER: Mediterranean Diet|DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT: Cur… Details
NCT02277223 Curcumin in Pediatric Ulcerative Colitis PHASE3 WITHDRAWN Schneider Children's Medical Center, Israel Ulcerative Colitis DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT: Curcumin|DRUG: Placebo Details
NCT03500653 Curcumin Supplementation as an Add on Treatment for Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Treated With Vedolizumab None UNKNOWN Henit Yanai Inflammatory Bowel Diseases DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT: Curcumin|DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT: … Details

Disease IDDisease NameDefinitionCategoryRelated DrugsMechanism
1.0 Crohn's disease An intestinal disease that involves inflammation located_in intestine. disease of anatomical entity gastrointestinal system disease, intestinal disease, inflammatory bowel disease Obiltoxaximab; Budesonide; Hydrocortisone acetate; Sulfasalazine; Ursodeoxycholic acid; Pegunigalsidase alfa; Imiglucerase; Bictegravir; Taliglucerase alfa; Etelcalcetide; Cimetidine; Desonide Crohn's disease is a relapsing systemic inflammatory diseas… Details
2.0 ulcerative colitis A colitis that is predominantly confined to the mucosa located_in colon and includes characteristic ulcers, or open sores. disease of anatomical entity, gastrointestinal system disease, autoimmune disease of gastrointestinal tract; intestinal disease, inflammatory bowel disease, colitis; disease, primary immunodeficiency disease, autoimmune disease, autoimmune disease of gastrointestinal tract Mirikizumab; Olsalazine; Balsalazide; Sulfasalazine; Budesonide; Hydrocortisone acetate; Tixocortol; Kappadione; Teicoplanin; Atezolizumab; Gamolenic acid; Upadacitinib No abstract available Details

Strategy IDTherapeutic StrategySynonymsRelated DrugsMechanism
S01 Anti-inflammatory inflammatory 5-Aminosalicylates (5-ASAs); corticosteroids Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are the two main com… Details
S02 Immunosuppression Classic immunosuppressive drugs azathioprine; 6-mercaptopurine; methotrexate; ciclosporin-A; tacrolimus Ciclosporin-A and tacrolimus bind to specific intracellular… Details
S03 Anti-TNF agents Tumor necrosis factor infliximab; adalimumab; golimumab; certolizumab pegol TNF is produced by various immune and non-immune cells in t… Details
S04 T-cell homing and retention T-cell trafficking vedolizumab; anti-MAdCAM1 antibodies ; etrolizumab Inhibition of the interaction between α4β7 integrins on T c… Details
S05 Angiogenesis cell proliferation; vascular permeability ozanimod The bioactive lipid S1P has been shown to activate NF-κB an… Details
S07 Blockade of cytokine Cytokine signalling apremilast; roflumilast; filgotinib; tofacitinib; ABT494; ABT-874; ustekinumab; isankizumab; LY-2525623; AMG139; MEDI2079; guselkumab Various T-cell subsets, their differentiation pathways and … Details
S08 Strengthening barrier function Modulation of barrier function phosphatidylcholine (lecithin); imiquimod; mongersen Escherichia coli Nissle (EcN) is a nonpathogenic Gram-negat… Details
S11 Improveming Intestinal Microecology the intestinal microbiota antibiotics; probiotics; prebiotics; postbiotics; synbiotics; fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) The imbalance between beneficial bacteria and harmful patho… Details

Curcumin in inflammatory diseases

PMID: 23281076
Year: 2013
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 10.0

Curcumin (diferuloylmethane), a yellow coloring agent extracted from turmeric is also used as a remedy for the treatment and prevention of inflammato…

A Randomized Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Artesunate and Curcumin …

PMID: 40589768
Year: 2025
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 9.5

AIM: Less than half of all patients with Crohn's disease remain in remission with long-term use of azathioprine. Our aim was to assess the efficacy o…

Therapeutic and prophylactic role of vitamin D and curcumin in acetic acid-indu…

PMID: 36872571
Year: 2023
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 9.5

Ulcerative Colitis (UC) is a disease that negatively affects quality of life and is associated with sustained oxidative stress, inflammation and inte…

Investigating the Mechanisms of Bisdemethoxycurcumin in Ulcerative Colitis: Net…

PMID: 36615264
Year: 2022
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 9.5

Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammatory bowel disorder that is hard to cure once diagnosed. Bisdemethoxycurcumin has shown positive effects on i…

Old but Fancy: Curcumin in Ulcerative Colitis-Current Overview

PMID: 36558408
Year: 2022
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 9.5

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is one of the inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). It is a chronic autoimmune inflammation of unclear etiology affecting the co…

Review of the Effects and Mechanism of Curcumin in the Treatment of Inflammator…

PMID: 35795556
Year: 2022
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 9.5

Curcumin is extracted from the rhizomes of Curcuma longa L. It is now widely used in food processing, cosmetics, dyes, etc. Current researching indic…

Therapeutic Potential of Curcumin in a Rat Model of Dextran Sulfate Sodium-Indu…

PMID: 35731315
Year: 2022
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 9.5

The pathogenesis of ulcerative colitis (UC) remains unclear, and it is believed that an imbalance of regulatory T (Treg) cells and T helper 17 (Th17)…

Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Curcumin in the Inflammatory Diseases: Status, Lim…

PMID: 34754179
Year: 2021
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 9.5

Curcumin is a natural compound with great potential for disease treatment. A large number of studies have proved that curcumin has a variety of biolo…

Targeting the balance of T helper cell responses by curcumin in inflammatory an…

PMID: 31059845
Year: 2019
Relationship Type: Association Score: 9.5

CD4(+) T helper (Th) cells are a crucial player in host defense but under certain conditions can contribute to the pathogenesis of inflammatory and a…

Essential turmeric oils enhance anti-inflammatory efficacy of curcumin in dextr…

PMID: 28400554
Year: 2017
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 9.3

Turmeric has been used as a medicinal herb for thousands of years for treatment of various disorders. Although curcumin is the most studied active co…

Therapeutic potential of curcumin in gastrointestinal diseases

PMID: 21607160
Year: 2011
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 9.1

Curcumin, also known as diferuloylmethane, is derived from the plant Curcuma longa and is the active ingredient of the spice turmeric. The therapeuti…

Treatment of colitis by oral negatively charged nanostructured curcumin in rats

PMID: 35976279
Year: 2022
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 8.5

PURPOSE: To examine the effects of a negatively charged nanostructured curcumin microemulsion in experimental ulcerative colitis (UC) in rats. METHOD…

Enhancing stability and anti-inflammatory properties of curcumin in ulcerative …

PMID: 33744379
Year: 2021
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 8.5

Curcumin liposomes (CUR-LPs) was identified by evaluating morphology, appearance, zeta potential, particle diameter, and drug encapsulation efficienc…

Genipin-crosslinked human serum albumin coating using a tannic acid layer for e…

PMID: 32540526
Year: 2020
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 8.5

Curcumin (CUR) is a promising edible phytochemical compound with ideal ulcerative colitis (UC) treatment activity; however, it is characteristically …

Use of Curcumin in Achieving Clinical and Endoscopic Remission in Ulcerative Co…

PMID: 30360803
Year: 2018
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 8.3

BACKGROUND: Ulcerative Colitis (UC) is characterized by chronic inflammation of the mucosal layers of the colon. Treatment of refractory UC is challe…

Curcumin improves regulatory T cells in gut-associated lymphoid tissue of colit…

PMID: 27340353
Year: 2016
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 8.3

AIM: To explore the probable pathway by which curcumin (Cur) regulates the function of Treg cells by observing the expression of costimulatory molecu…

Curcumin: an orally bioavailable blocker of TNF and other pro-inflammatory biom…

PMID: 23425071
Year: 2013
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 8.1

TNFs are major mediators of inflammation and inflammation-related diseases, hence, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved …

Curcumin for inflammatory bowel disease: a review of human studies

PMID: 21649456
Year: 2011
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 8.1

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the use of curcumin in inflammatory bowel disease. DATA SOURCES: ALTMEDEX, Comprehensive Database of Natural Medicines, MEDLIN…

Colon-targeted dual-coating MOF nanoparticles for the delivery of curcumin with…

PMID: 39908958
Year: 2025
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 7.5

The inflammatory response is the core mechanism of the pathogenesis and symptoms of ulcerative colitis (UC), and inhibiting inflammation is a promisi…

Curcumin promotes renewal of intestinal epithelium by miR-195-3p

PMID: 37972911
Year: 2024
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 7.5

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Turmeric (Curcuma longa) has been used to treat gastrointestinal disorders in the Indian Ayurvedic medical system. Ac…

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