Gold-Conjugated Curcumin as a Novel Therapeutic Agent against Brain-Eating Amoebae
Mohammad Ridwane Mungroo, Ayaz Anwar, Naveed Ahmed Khan, Ruqaiyyah Siddiqui
Abstract
, respectively. These findings are remarkable and suggest that clinically available curcumin and our gold-conjugated curcumin nanoparticles hold promise in the improved treatment of fatal infections caused by brain-eating amoebae and should serve as a model in the rationale development of therapeutic interventions against other infections.
Topics & Concepts
Naegleria fowleriCurcuminAcanthamoebaMicrobiologyMeningoencephalitisProtozoaColloidal goldChemistryVirologyBiologyMedicinePharmacologyNanotechnologyNanoparticleMaterials scienceHeme Oxygenase-1 and Carbon MonoxideLegionella and Acanthamoeba researchCurcumin's Biomedical Applications