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Fucoidan: Structure and Bioactivity [PDF]
Molecules, 2008 Fucoidan refers to a type of polysaccharide which contains substantial percentages of L-fucose and sulfate ester groups, mainly derived from brown seaweed. For the past decade fucoidan has been extensively studied due to its numerous interesting biological activities. Recently the search for new drugs has raised interest in fucoidans.
Ruixiang Zhao, Xinjun Wei, Fei Lu, Bo Li
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Marine Drugs, 2020 Fucoidans from brown seaweeds are promising substances as potential drugs against age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The heterogeneity of fucoidans requires intensive research in order to find suitable species and extraction methods.
Philipp Dörschmann +5 more
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Marine origin polysaccharides in drug delivery systems [PDF]
, 2016 Oceans are a vast source of natural substances. In them, we find various compounds with wide biotechnological and biomedical applicabilities. The exploitation of the sea as a renewable source of biocompounds can have a positive impact on the development ...
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Fucoidans: Pro- or antiangiogenic agents? [PDF]
Glycobiology, 2014 Sulfated polysaccharides of brown algae (fucoidans) attract great attention due to their high and strongly diversified biological activity. This review summarizes recent data on the structural variability of these polysaccharides and reports their anti- and proangiogenic properties.
Nadezhda E, Ustyuzhanina +5 more
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Food Hydrocolloids for Health, 2022 Inflammation is a phenomenon responsible for the perturbation of homeostasis in several levels, with many sources, such as infection, injury, and exposure to contaminants. The necessity of new products that are effective in treating inflammation processes as can selectively imaging an inflammation site is a global issue.
Bianca Costa +11 more
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miRNAs as Regulators of Antidiabetic Effects of Fucoidans [PDF]
, 2019 open access articleDiabetes mellitus is a metabolic disease with a high mortality rate worldwide. MicroRNAs (miRNAs), and other small noncoding RNAs, serve as endogenous gene regulators through binding to specific sequences in RNA and modifying gene ...
Arroo, R. R. J. +8 more
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Molecules, 2020 Ambient particulate matter (PM) is a critical environment pollutant that promotes the onset and aggravation of respiratory diseases such as asthma through airway inflammation and hypersecretion of mucus. In this study, we aimed to identify the effects of
Kalahe Hewage Iresha Nadeeka Madushani Herath +5 more
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The Potential of Seaweeds as a Source of Functional Ingredients of Prebiotic and Antioxidant Value [PDF]
, 2019 Two thirds of the world is covered by oceans, whose upper layer is inhabited by algae. This means that there is a large extension to obtain these photoautotrophic organisms.
Gomez Zavaglia, Andrea +4 more
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Therapies from Fucoidan: New Developments [PDF]
Marine Drugs, 2019 Since our last review in 2015, the study and use of fucoidan has extended in several research areas. Clinical use of fucoidan for the treatment of renal disease has become available and human safety studies have been undertaken on radiolabeled fucoidan for the purpose of imaging thrombi.
J. Helen Fitton +3 more
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Comparison of the Effects of Fucoidans on the Cell Viability of Tumor and Non-Tumor Cell Lines
Marine Drugs, 2019 Fucoidans extracted from brown algae exert manifold biological activities paving the way for the development of numerous applications including treatments outside tumor therapy such as age-related macular degeneration or tissue engineering. In this study,
Kaya Saskia Bittkau +6 more
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