The antioxidant, immunomodulatory, and anti-inflammatory activities of Spirulina: an overview

Q Wu, L Liu, A Miron, B Klímová, D Wan, K Kuča - Archives of toxicology, 2016 - Springer
Spirulina is a species of filamentous cyanobacteria that has long been used as a food
supplement. In particular, Spirulina platensis and Spirulina maxima are the most important …

Antioxidant, Immunomodulating, and Microbial‐Modulating Activities of the Sustainable and Ecofriendly Spirulina

A Finamore, M Palmery, S Bensehaila… - … medicine and cellular …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The highly nutritional and ecofriendly Spirulina (Arthrospira platensis) has hypolipidemic,
hypoglycemic, and antihypertensive properties. Spirulina contains functional compounds …

Hypolipidemic, Antioxidant, and Antiinflammatory Activities of Microalgae Spirulina

R Deng, TJ Chow - Cardiovascular therapeutics, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Spirulina is free‐floating filamentous microalgae growing in alkaline water bodies. With its
high nutritional value, Spirulina has been consumed as food for centuries in Central Africa. It …

Aqueous extraction of proteins from microalgae: Effect of different cell disruption methods

C Safi, AV Ursu, C Laroche, B Zebib, O Merah… - Algal Research, 2014 - Elsevier
The microalgal structure has been investigated to evaluate the release of proteins in
aqueous media from five microalgae after conducting different cell disruption techniques …

Impact of dietary antioxidants on sport performance: a review

AJ Braakhuis, WG Hopkins - Sports Medicine, 2015 - Springer
Many athletes supplement with antioxidants in the belief this will reduce muscle damage,
immune dysfunction and fatigue, and will thus improve performance, while some evidence …

Influence of microalgae cell wall characteristics on protein extractability and determination of nitrogen-to-protein conversion factors

C Safi, M Charton, O Pignolet, F Silvestre… - Journal of applied …, 2013 - Springer
Additional evidence about the influence of the cell wall physical and chemical characteristics
on protein extractability was determined by calculating the conversion factors of five different …

[HTML][HTML] Protective effect of aqueous extract from Spirulina platensis against cell death induced by free radicals

WL Chu, YW Lim, AK Radhakrishnan… - BMC complementary and …, 2010 - Springer
Background Spirulina is a commercial alga well known to contain various antioxidants,
especially phycocyanin. Apart from being sold as a nutraceutical, Spirulina is incorporated …

[HTML][HTML] Spirulina ameliorates aspirin-induced gastric ulcer in albino mice by alleviating oxidative stress and inflammation

YI Mahmoud, EA Abd El-Ghffar - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2019 - Elsevier
Aspirin is a commonly prescribed non steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, but its prolonged use
injures the gastric mucosa. The present study was carried out to evaluate the ameliorative …

Nutritional strategies for maintaining muscle mass and strength from middle age to later life: A narrative review

AJ Cruz-Jentoft, BD Hughes, D Scott, KM Sanders… - Maturitas, 2020 - Elsevier
Progressive age-related reductions in muscle mass and strength (sarcopenia) can cause
substantial morbidity. This narrative review summarizes evidence of nutritional interventions …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of innovative processing methods on microalgae cell wall: prospects towards digestibility of protein-rich biomass

L Machado, G Carvalho, RN Pereira - Biomass, 2022 - mdpi.com
Microalgae are known to have higher photosynthetic efficiencies when compared to land-
based plants. The use of microalgae biomass as a protein source is attracting attention due …