Curcumin as an Antiviral Agent

Morgan R Jennings; Robin J Parks

doi:10.3390/v12111242

Curcumin as an Antiviral Agent

Viruses. 2020 Oct 31;12(11):1242. doi: 10.3390/v12111242.

Authors

Morgan R Jennings^{1

2}, Robin J Parks^{1

2

3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Regenerative Medicine Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON K1H 8L6, Canada.
² Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada.
³ Centre for Neuromuscular Disease, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada.
⁴ Department of Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON K1H 8L6, Canada.

Abstract

Curcumin, the primary curcuminoid compound found in turmeric spice, has shown broad activity as an antimicrobial agent, limiting the replication of many different fungi, bacteria and viruses. In this review, we summarize recent studies supporting the development of curcumin and its derivatives as broad-spectrum antiviral agents.

Keywords: antiviral; broad-spectrum; curcumin; phytochemical.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Antiviral Agents / pharmacology*
Curcuma / chemistry
Curcumin / chemistry*
Curcumin / pharmacology*
DNA Viruses / classification
DNA Viruses / drug effects*
Humans
Mice
RNA Viruses / classification
RNA Viruses / drug effects*
Virus Diseases / drug therapy

Substances

Antiviral Agents
Curcumin

Abstract

Publication types

MeSH terms

Substances

Grants and funding