Background: Cryptosporidiosis caused by Cryptosporidium spp. is a zoonotic disease and is the most prevalent pathogens worldwide and leads to severe diarrhoeal diseases and affects the immunological status of the individual. Thus, the study was undertaken to examine the anti-cryptosporidial efficacy of curcumin in comparison with ethanolic extract of curcuma longa in immunocompromised mice infected with oocysts isolated from cattle calves of Jammu region and identified as Cryptosporidium parvum using nested PCR on small subunit ribosomal ribonucleic acid (SSU rRNA) gene. 
 
Methods: Two hundred female Swiss albino mice were equally divided into ten groups. Group I were kept as a healthy control, group II were immunocompromised, group III were immunocompromised and infected, group IV animals were immunocompromised, infected and treated orally with nitazoxanide. Animals in groups V to VII were immunocompromised, infected and treated with ethanolic extract of C. longa @ 4, 6 and 8 mg/kg/day/os respectively whereas groups VIII to X were immunocompromised, infected and treated with pure salt of curcumin @ 4, 6 and 8 mg/kg/day/os respectively for 5 successive days. Thus, mean oocysts per gram faeces, body weight gain and histopathological changes were measured in different groups. 
 
Result: Administration of curcumin as a therapeutic agent @ 8 mg/kg body weight for five days resulted in higher percent mean oocyst reduction of 74.03% and improved body weight gain in experimentally infected mice. Histopathological changes showed that treatment with oral curcumin (group X) in animals had minimal and improved intestinal lesions as compared to animals treated with C. longa (group VII). Altogether, curcumin showed promising anticryptosporidial effects under in vivo conditions and deserves further exploration.

​Therapeutic Efficacy of Ethanolic Extract of Curcuma longa and its Component, Curcumin against Experimental Cryptosporidiosis in Mice

<div>Background: Cancer is a multifactorial disease characterized by altered gene expression and one of the most leading causes of death in the world. Curcumin obtained from Curcuma longa known to exhibit anti-inflammatory, antioxidant as well as anti-cancer properties. The present study was undertaken to know different targets through which curcumin acts to elicit the antitumor effect. 
 
Methods: In this present study in silico interaction of curcumin with different cancer targets were analyzed by molecular docking using Biovia Discovery studio 4.0. Proteins were selected based on their role in cancer pathways which include transcription factor Nf-kB p50 and p65 subunit, Matrix metalloproteinase involved in invasion and metastasis, cell cycle regulator cyclin D and apoptotic factor Bax.&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 
Result: Curcumin found to interact with all the selected proteins with high dock score of 125.428, 94.778, 114.5,111.731,98.6844 with Nf-kB p50, p65 subunits, MMP9, Cyclin D1 and Bax proteins, respectively. Amino acid residues to which curcumin interact, number of hydrogen bonds and hydrogen bond length also predicted. RMSD (Root Mean Square Deviation) value was found to be one in all the interactions. Based on the molecular interaction studies and ADME (Absorption Distribution Metabolism Excretion) predictions it was found that curcumin can act as potent inhibitor of many cancer targets and can be used as a starting molecule for the design of anticancerous drug.</div>

​Exploring Inhibitory Potential of Curcumin against Multiple Targets Involved in the Cancer Progression, Metastasis and Apoptosis Pathways by in silico Molecular Docking

​Therapeutic Efficacy of Ethanolic Extract of Curcuma longa and its Component, Curcumin against Experimental Cryptosporidiosis in Mice

​Exploring Inhibitory Potential of Curcumin against Multiple Targets Involved in the Cancer Progression, Metastasis and Apoptosis Pathways by in silico Molecular Docking

Therapeutic Efficacy of Ethanolic Extract of Curcuma longa and its Component, Curcumin against Experimental Cryptosporidiosis in Mice

Exploring Inhibitory Potential of Curcumin against Multiple Targets Involved in the Cancer Progression, Metastasis and Apoptosis Pathways by in silico Molecular Docking