Curcumin (Diferuloylmethane) Down-Regulates Expression of Cell Proliferation and Antiapoptotic and Metastatic Gene Products through Suppression of IκBα Kinase and Akt Activation

Abstract
Curcumin (diferuloylmethane), an anti-inflammatory agent used in traditional medicine, has been shown to suppress cellular transformation, proliferation, invasion, angiogenesis, and metastasis through a mechanism not fully understood. Because several genes that mediate these processes are regulated by nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB), we have postulated that curcumin mediates its activity by modulating NF-κB activation. Indeed, our laboratory has shown previously that curcumin can suppress NF-κB activation induced by a variety of agents (