| abstract |
Pharmaceutical compositions suitable for aerosol delivery to a subject that include curcumin dispersed in a lipid vehicle, wherein the lipid has a transition temperature of less than about 15 °C, are disclosed. In addition, methods of treating a pathological condition in a subject that include providing one of the claimed pharmaceutical compositions and administering the composition to the subject are disclosed. For example, the pathological condition can be a hyperproliferative disease, such as cancer, an inflammatory disease, or a pulmonary disease. |