Papers/PMID:22099425
Improvement of sulphur mustard-induced chronic pruritus, quality of life and antioxidant status by curcumin: results of a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
The British journal of nutrition2012The record
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curcumin — decreases catalase activity
PreliminaryGrade D, Preliminary. Non-human or in vitro only.Finding“Serum concentrations of substance P (P<0·001) as well as activities of superoxide dismutase (P=0·02), glutathione peroxidase (P=0·006) and catalase (P<0·001) were significantly reduced in the curcumin group, while no significant change was observed in the placebo group.”
Quoted verbatim from Improvement of sulphur mustard-induced chronic pruritus, quality of life and antioxidant status by curcumin: results of a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.. - Study
- RCT
- Duration
- 4 weeks
- Dose
- 1 g/d
- Population
- male Iranian veterans with sulphur mustard-induced chronic pruritus