Potential industrial applications and commercialization of microalgae in the functional food and feed industries: A short review

F Camacho, A Macedo, F Malcata - Marine drugs, 2019 - mdpi.com
Bioactive compounds, eg, protein, polyunsaturated fatty acids, carotenoids, vitamins and
minerals, found in commercial form of microalgal biomass (eg, powder, flour, liquid, oil …

Aging gut microbiota at the cross-road between nutrition, physical frailty, and sarcopenia: is there a gut–muscle axis?

A Ticinesi, F Lauretani, C Milani, A Nouvenne, C Tana… - Nutrients, 2017 - mdpi.com
Inadequate nutrition and physical inactivity are the mainstays of primary sarcopenia–
physiopathology in older individuals. Gut microbiota composition is strongly dependent on …

Butyrate and dietary soluble fiber improve neuroinflammation associated with aging in mice

SM Matt, JM Allen, MA Lawson, LJ Mailing… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Aging results in chronic systemic inflammation that can alter neuroinflammation of the brain.
Specifically, microglia shift to a pro-inflammatory phenotype predisposing them to …

A state-of-the-art review on fucoidan as an antiviral agent to combat viral infections

B Pradhan, R Nayak, S Patra, PP Bhuyan… - Carbohydrate …, 2022 - Elsevier
As a significant public health hazard with several drug side effects during medical treatment,
searching for novel therapeutic natural medicines is promising. Sulfated polysaccharides …

Spirulina platensis polysaccharides attenuate lipid and carbohydrate metabolism disorder in high-sucrose and high-fat diet-fed rats in association with intestinal …

TT Li, ZR Huang, RB Jia, XC Lv, C Zhao… - Food Research …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study aimed to evaluate the possibility that Spirulina platensis crude polysaccharides
may ameliorate the lipid and carbohydrate metabolism disorder, including obesity …

Gut microbiota and aging

Z Ling, X Liu, Y Cheng, X Yan, S Wu - Critical reviews in food …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Aging is characterized by the functional decline of tissues and organs and increased risk of
aging-associated disorders, which pose major societal challenges and are a public health …

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 …

[PDF][PDF] The adaptor protein CARD9 protects against colon cancer by restricting mycobiota-mediated expansion of myeloid-derived suppressor cells

T Wang, C Fan, A Yao, X Xu, G Zheng, Y You, C Jiang… - Immunity, 2018 - cell.com
The adaptor protein CARD9 links detection of fungi by surface receptors to the activation of
the NF-κB pathway. Mice deficient in CARD9 exhibit dysbiosis and are more susceptible to …

[HTML][HTML] Antioxidant and phytonutrient activities of Spirulina platensis

A Kumar, D Ramamoorthy, DK Verma, A Kumar… - Energy Nexus, 2022 - Elsevier
Increasing the consumption of natural substances has increased the demand for biological
sources such as Spirulina platensis. The study quantitatively investigates the antioxidant …

Algae-derived bioactive molecules for the potential treatment of SARS-CoV-2

MA Alam, R Parra-Saldivar, M Bilal, CA Afroze… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
The recently emerged COVID-19 disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has adversely affected the whole world. As a significant public …