Curcumin ameliorates methylglyoxal-induced alterations of cellular morphology and hyperpermeability in human umbilical vein endothelial cells

Endothelial dysfunction such as hyperpermeability is one of the characteristics in an early stage of diabetic complications. Curcumin has been shown to inhibit the formation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) and to trap methyglyoxal (MGO) in cell-free system and in human umbilical vein endot...

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Main Authors: Te-Yu Hu, Cheng-Ling Liu, Jen-Yin Chen, Miao-Lin Hu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-04-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464613000388