Neuroprotective natural products for Alzheimer's disease

X Chen, J Drew, W Berney, W Lei - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the number one neurovegetative disease, but its treatment
options are relatively few and ineffective. In efforts to discover new strategies for AD therapy …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of Spirulina platensis extracts and biogenic selenium nanoparticles against selected pathogenic bacteria and fungi

AME Abdel-Moneim, MT El-Saadony… - Saudi Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study investigated the antimicrobial and antioxidant activity of three Spirulina extracts
(methanol, acetone, and hexane) and the biological selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs) …

Phycobiliprotein: Potential microalgae derived pharmaceutical and biological reagent

E Manirafasha, T Ndikubwimana, X Zeng, Y Lu… - Biochemical …, 2016 - Elsevier
Microalgae are considered as a great potential for reliable and sustainable feedstock for the
production of biofuels and biochemically active compounds such as phycobiliproteins …

[HTML][HTML] Antioxidant, Immunomodulating, and Microbial-Modulating Activities of the Sustainable and Ecofriendly Spirulina

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

Phycobiliproteins: Molecular structure, production, applications, and prospects

W Li, HN Su, Y Pu, J Chen, LN Liu, Q Liu, S Qin - Biotechnology Advances, 2019 - Elsevier
Phycobiliproteins (PBPs) are the main component of light-harvesting complexes in
cyanobacteria and red algae. In addition to their important role in photosynthesis, PBPs …

[HTML][HTML] Natural products and their bioactive compounds: neuroprotective potentials against neurodegenerative diseases

NS Mohd Sairazi, KNS Sirajudeen - … -Based Complementary and …, 2020 - hindawi.com
In recent years, natural products, which originate from plants, animals, and fungi, together
with their bioactive compounds have been intensively explored and studied for their …

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 …

Nutritional and medical applications of spirulina microalgae

SM Hoseini, K Khosravi-Darani… - Mini reviews in …, 2013 - ingentaconnect.com
Spirulina spp. and its processing products are employed in agriculture, food industry,
pharmaceutics, perfumery and medicine. Spirulina has several pharmacological activities …

[HTML][HTML] Medical Application of Spirulina platensis Derived C-Phycocyanin

Q Liu, Y Huang, R Zhang, T Cai, Y Cai - … -Based Complementary and …, 2016 - hindawi.com
Along with the development of marine biological pharmaceutical research, high-effective
and low-toxic drugs and functional foods isolated from marine organisms have become a …