Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 Carrageenan is a polysaccharide derived from red algae (seaweed) with enormous economic potential in a wide range of industries, including pharmaceuticals, food, cosmetics, printing, and textiles.
Rennielyn Rupert +4 more
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Development and validation of an animal model of prostate inflammation-induced chronic pelvic pain: evaluating from inflammation of the prostate to pain behavioral modifications. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 BACKGROUND: Chronic prostatitis/Chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) is the most common type of prostatitis. Due to the lack of a suitable animal model partly, the pathogenesis for this condition is obscure.
Feng Zeng +12 more
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Multispectral oximetry of murine tendon microvasculature with inflammation [PDF]
, 2017 We report a novel multispectral imaging technique for localised measurement of vascular oxygen saturation (SO2) in vivo. Annular back-illumination is generated using a Schwarzchild-design reflective objective.
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Palmitoylethanolamide inhibits rMCP-5 expression by regulating MITF activation in rat chronic granulomatous inflammation [PDF]
, 2014 Chronic inflammation, a condition frequently associated with several pathologies, is characterized by angiogenic and fibrogenic responses that may account for the development of granulomatous tissue.
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Carrageenans from Red Seaweeds As Promoters of Growth and Elicitors of Defense Response in Plants [PDF]
, 2016 Plants incessantly encounter abiotic and biotic stresses that limit their growth and productivity. However, conversely, plant growth can also be induced by treatments with various abiotic and biotic elicitors.
Alan T. Critchley +3 more
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Minimally Invasive Optical Biopsy for Oximetry [PDF]
, 2017 The study of localised oxygen saturation in blood vessels can shed light on the etiology and progression of many diseases with which hypoxia is associated.
Brewer, James M. +2 more
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Seaweed Hydrocolloid Production: An Update on Enzyme Assisted Extraction and Modification Technologies [PDF]
, 2015 Agar, alginate, and carrageenans are high-value seaweed hydrocolloids, which are used as gelation and thickening agents in different food, pharmaceutical, and biotechnological applications.
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Antiviral Activity of Carrageenans and Processing Implications
Marine Drugs, 2021 Carrageenan and carrageenan oligosaccharides are red seaweed sulfated carbohydrates with well-known antiviral properties, mainly through the blocking of the viral attachment stage. They also exhibit other interesting biological properties and can be used
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Sucrose esters from Physalis peruviana calyces with anti-inflammatory activity [PDF]
, 2014 Physalis peruviana is a native plant from the South American Andes and is widely used in tra- ditional Colombian medicine of as an anti-inflam- matory medicinal plant, specifically the leaves, calyces, and small stems in poultice form. Pre- vious studies
Espartero Sánchez, José Luis +5 more
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Marine Drugs, 2021 Sugar-based molecules such as heparins or natural heparan sulfate polysaccharides have been developed and widely studied for controlling heparanase (HPSE) enzymatic activity, a key player in extracellular matrix remodelling during cancer pathogenesis ...
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