Cur suppresses LPS-induced overexpression of inflammatory mediators in VSMCs in vitro via inhibiting the TLR4-MAPK/NF-κB pathways, partly due to block of NADPH-mediated intracellular ROS production.
Keywords: curcumin, vascular smooth muscle cell, atherosclerosis, inflammation, lipopolysaccharide, monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1), TNF-α, Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK), NF-κB, reactive oxygen species (ROS), NADPH