Curcumin reduces the expression of interleukin 1 <b>β</b> and the production of interleukin 6 and tumor necrosis factor alpha by M1 macrophages from patients with Behcet's disease

Abstract

We demonstrated that curcumin can inhibit the expression and production of inflammatory cytokines in M1 macrophages from BD patients. Our results suggest that curcumin can modulate inflammatory signaling more specifically in macrophages from BD patients than healthy macrophages.