Figure 4From: Curcumin activates the p38MPAK-HSP25 pathway in vitro but fails to attenuate diabetic nephropathy in DBA2J mice despite urinary clearance documented by HPLC Urinary curcuminoid excretion in noDM and DM mice fed with curcumin versus control chow. Curcumin metabolites were measured by High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) as a measure of bioavailability in a timed urine collection. (a) Total urinary curcuminoids in nmol and (b) Urinary curcumin/creatinine in nmol/mg. All data are log-transformed (log10). *P < 0.05; #P < 0.01.Back to article page