Artículo
Anti-inflammatory and anticancer effects of microalgal carotenoids
Autor/es | Ávila Román, Francisco Javier
García Gil, Sara Rodríguez Luna, Azahara María Motilva Sánchez, Virginia Talero Barrientos, Elena Mª |
Departamento | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Farmacología |
Fecha de publicación | 2021 |
Fecha de depósito | 2022-01-04 |
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Resumen | Acute inflammation is a key component of the immune system's response to pathogens, toxic agents, or tissue injury, involving the stimulation of defense mechanisms aimed to removing pathogenic factors and restoring tissue ... Acute inflammation is a key component of the immune system's response to pathogens, toxic agents, or tissue injury, involving the stimulation of defense mechanisms aimed to removing pathogenic factors and restoring tissue homeostasis. However, uncontrolled acute inflammatory response may lead to chronic inflammation, which is involved in the development of many diseases, including cancer. Nowadays, the need to find new potential therapeutic compounds has raised the worldwide scientific interest to study the marine environment. Specifically, microalgae are considered rich sources of bioactive molecules, such as carotenoids, which are natural isoprenoid pigments with important beneficial effects for health due to their biological activities. Carotenoids are essential nutrients for mammals, but they are unable to synthesize them; instead, a dietary intake of these compounds is required. Carotenoids are classified as carotenes (hydrocarbon carotenoids), such as a- and |3 -carotene, and xanthophylls (oxygenate derivatives) including zeaxanthin, astaxanthin, fucoxanthin, lutein, a- and 3-cryptoxanthin, and canthaxanthin. This review summarizes the present up-to-date knowledge of the anti-inflammatory and anticancer activities of microalgal carotenoids both in vitro and in vivo, as well as the latest status of human studies for their potential use in prevention and treatment of inflammatory diseases and cancer. |
Identificador del proyecto | 2021/00000196 |
Cita | Ávila Román, F.J., García Gil, S., Rodríguez Luna, A.M., Motilva Sánchez, V. y Talero Barrientos, E.M. (2021). Anti-inflammatory and anticancer effects of microalgal carotenoids. Marine Drugs, 19 (10), 531. |
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