Background: Constitutive activation of NFB has been found in various cancers, causing resistance to chemotherapeutic drugs. Results: Curcumin pretreatment alleviates p65NFB activation and hence tailors p65NFB-p300 cross-talk in favor of p53-p300 in drug-resistant cells.
Conclusion:This preclinical study suggests curcumin as a potent chemo-sensitizer to improve the therapeutic index. Significance: These results suggest that curcumin can be developed into an adjuvant chemotherapeutic drug.