Dietary Turmeric Bisdemethoxycurcumin Suppresses Wilms’ Tumor 1 and CD34 Protein Expressions in KG-1a Leukemic Stem Cells

Leukemic cells remaining in the body is the main problem for cancer patients, and these cells are called Leukemic Stem Cells (LSCs). Many studies have revealed that the overexpression of the Wilms’ tumor 1 (WT1) protein is related to leukemogenesis. Curcuminoids (curcumin, demethoxycurcumin, and bisdemethoxycurcumin) from Thai turmeric (Curcuma longa Linn.) are the focus of this study because they have been previously been reported to show...