Algae polysaccharides' chemical characterization and their role in the inflammatory process

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2017

Authors

Flórez, N (Author) Other; González Muñoz, MJ (Author) Other; Ribeiro, D (Author) Other; Eduarda Fernandes (Author) FFUP; Domínguez, H (Author) Other; Freitas, M (Author) Other

Journal

Title: Current Medicinal Chemistry

Vol. 24

Pages: 149-175

ISSN: 0929-8673

Publisher: Bentham Science

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Scopus - 25 Citations

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00M-FF8

DOI: 10.2174/092986732366616102

Abstract (EN): Polysaccharides are abundant components in marine macroalgae with potential applications in different areas such as pharmaceutical, biomedical, cosmetics and nutrition. The current interest in these compounds is due to their known bioactivities, conferred by their antiallergic, neuroprotective, gastroprotective, cardioprotective, cytotoxic, anticoagulant/antithrombotic, antiviral, antilipidemic, antinociceptive, and immunomodulatory properties, making them promising bioactive products and biomaterials. The inflammatory process is a complex event mediated by the immune system that culminates in the neutralization and elimination of the offending insult protecting the host and restoring tissue homeostasis. This review focuses on the extraction procedures and chemical characterization of polysaccharides from different classes of algae (Phaeophyceae, Rhodophyceae and Chlorophyceae) and on the studies on their inflammatory process modulatory effect.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific