Sustainable aquaculture and animal feed from microalgae–nutritive value and techno-functional components

D Nagarajan, S Varjani, DJ Lee, JS Chang - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microalgae are being promoted as a superior alternative feedstock for sustainable biofuel
production and recently they are also being increasingly recognized as phytoremediation …

[HTML][HTML] Phycocyanin from Arthrospira platensis as Potential Anti-Cancer Drug: Review of In Vitro and In Vivo Studies

S Braune, A Krüger-Genge, S Kammerer, F Jung… - Life, 2021 - mdpi.com
The application of cytostatic drugs or natural substances to inhibit cancer growth and
progression is an important and evolving subject of cancer research. There has been a …

[HTML][HTML] Microalgae-based oral microcarriers for gut microbiota homeostasis and intestinal protection in cancer radiotherapy

D Zhang, D Zhong, J Ouyang, J He, Y Qi… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Protecting the whole small intestine from radiation-induced intestinal injury during the
radiotherapy of abdominal or pelvic solid tumors remains an unmet clinical need. Amifostine …

[HTML][HTML] Edible microalgae and their bioactive compounds in the prevention and treatment of metabolic alterations

S Ramos-Romero, JR Torrella, T Pagès, G Viscor… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Marine and freshwater algae and their products are in growing demand worldwide because
of their nutritional and functional properties. Microalgae (unicellular algae) will constitute …

[HTML][HTML] Spirulina microalgae and brain health: A scoping review of experimental and clinical evidence

V Sorrenti, DA Castagna, S Fortinguerra, A Buriani… - Marine Drugs, 2021 - mdpi.com
Spirulina microalgae contain a plethora of nutrient and non-nutrient molecules providing
brain health benefits. Numerous in vivo evidence has provided support for the brain health …

[HTML][HTML] Wide range applications of spirulina: from earth to space missions

G Fais, A Manca, F Bolognesi, M Borselli, A Concas… - Marine Drugs, 2022 - mdpi.com
Spirulina is the most studied cyanobacterium species for both pharmacological applications
and the food industry. The aim of the present review is to summarize the potential benefits of …

Oral delivery of decanoic acid conjugated plant protein shell incorporating hybrid nanosystem leverage intestinal absorption of polyphenols

R Miao, F Jin, Z Wang, W Lu, J Liu, X Li, RX Zhang - Biomaterials, 2022 - Elsevier
Polyphenols are potent antioxidants, but their poor oral bioavailability owing to intrinsic
insolubility and low permeability significantly hampers their effectiveness for clinical …

Characteristics of gut microbiota in patients with GH-secreting pituitary adenoma

B Lin, M Wang, R Gao, Z Ye, Y Yu, W He… - Microbiology …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Prior study has demonstrated that gut microbiota at the genus level is significantly altered in
patients with growth hormone (GH)-secreting pituitary adenoma (GHPA). Yet, no studies …

Microalgae as feed ingredients: recent developments on their role in immunomodulation and gut microbiota of aquaculture species

US Sagaram, MS Gaikwad, R Nandru… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Microalgae are rapidly evolving alternative ingredients in food and feed. Desirable
nutritional and functional qualities make them high potential sources of feed ingredients …

Spirulina platensis biomass enhances the proliferation rate of Lactobacillus acidophilus 5 (La-5) and combined with La-5 impact the gut microbiota of medium-age …

VPB de Medeiros, MK Salgaço, TC Pimentel… - Food Research …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study first evaluated the stimulatory effect of S. platensis biomass on the growth of L.
acidophilus and the metabolic activity during fermentation (37° C, 72 h) in a culture medium …