Fig.8.
Curcumin and PKC signaling pathway in colon cancer. Curcumin suppresses the activity of PKC subsequently affecting MAPK and C-jun. The down-stream effects of PKC include inhibition of UGT, ERK pathway and EGFR affecting the transcription factors and regulators AP-1, NF-kB and ERG-1. UGT, UDP-glucuronosyltransferase; ERK, Extracellular signal-regulated kinase; EGFR, Epidermal growth factor receptor; MAPK, Mitogen activated protein kinase; AP-1, Activated protein-1; EGR, Early growth response.