Biological activities of fucoidan and the factors mediating its therapeutic effects: A review of recent studies

Y Wang, M **ng, Q Cao, A Ji, H Liang, S Song - Marine Drugs, 2019 - mdpi.com
The marine acid polysaccharide fucoidan has attracted attention from both the food and
pharmaceutical industries due to its promising therapeutic effects. Fucoidan is a …

Current trends on seaweeds: Looking at chemical composition, phytopharmacology, and cosmetic applications

B Salehi, J Sharifi-Rad, AML Seca, DCGA Pinto… - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Seaweeds have received huge interest in recent years given their promising potentialities.
Their antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antitumor, hypolipemic, and anticoagulant effects are …

A review on fucoidan structure, extraction techniques, and its role as an immunomodulatory agent

TU Jayawardena, DP Nagahawatta, IPS Fernando… - Marine drugs, 2022 - mdpi.com
Functional ingredients for human health have recently become the focus of research. One
such potentially versatile therapeutic component is fucose-containing sulfated …

Molecular mechanism of down-regulating adipogenic transcription factors in 3T3-L1 adipocyte cells by bioactive anti-adipogenic compounds

A Guru, PK Issac, M Velayutham, NT Saraswathi… - Molecular Biology …, 2021 - Springer
Obesity is growing at an alarming rate, which is characterized by increased adipose tissue. It
increases the probability of many health complications, such as diabetes, arthritis, cardiac …

Functional foods against metabolic syndrome (obesity, diabetes, hypertension and dyslipidemia) and cardiovasular disease

S Mohamed - Trends in Food Science & Technology, 2014 - Elsevier
Highlights•The article reviews the current knowledge of functional foods to fight CVD•The
foods that help manage obesity or dyslipidemia and modes of action.•The various foods that …

Effect of different non-conventional extraction methods on the antibacterial and antiviral activity of fucoidans extracted from Nizamuddinia zanardinii

M Alboofetileh, M Rezaei, M Tabarsa, M Rittà… - International journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
In the current study, fucoidans from brown alga Nizamuddinia zanardinii were isolated with
conventional and non-conventional extraction procedures to evaluate the effects of recently …

Marine algae as a potential source for anti-obesity agents

C Wan-Loy, P Siew-Moi - Marine drugs, 2016 - mdpi.com
Obesity is a major epidemic that poses a worldwide threat to human health, as it is also
associated with metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease …

Potential bioactive compounds from seaweed for diabetes management

Y Sharifuddin, YX Chin, PE Lim, SM Phang - Marine drugs, 2015 - mdpi.com
Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic disorders of the endocrine system characterised by
hyperglycaemia. Type II diabetes mellitus (T2DM) constitutes the majority of diabetes cases …

[HTML][HTML] Looking beyond the terrestrial: The potential of seaweed derived bioactives to treat non-communicable diseases

KG Collins, GF Fitzgerald, C Stanton, RP Ross - Marine drugs, 2016 - mdpi.com
Seaweeds are a large and diverse group of marine organisms that are commonly found in
the maritime regions of the world. They are an excellent source of biologically active …

Insulin signaling pathway assessment by enhancing antioxidant activity due to morin using in vitro rat skeletal muscle L6 myotubes cells

PK Issac, R Karan, A Guru, R Pachaiappan… - Molecular Biology …, 2021 - Springer
Background Plant-derived phytochemicals such as flavonoids have been explored to be
powerful antioxidants that protect against oxidative stress-related diseases. In the present …