Assertion: turmeric's curcumin | /r/CapableOf | cross the blood-brain barrier
Facets:
value: in an animal model of ad
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: When injected into the carotid artery of a transgenic mouse model of AD, curcumin was found to cross the blood-brain barrier, bind to amyloid plaques, and block the formation of Aβ oligomers and fibrils (53).
text: When injected into the carotid artery, curcumin was found to cross the blood-brain barrier in an animal model of AD (53), though it is not known whether curcumin taken orally can reach the blood-brain barrier at sufficient concentrations and impede cognitive decline in humans.