Spirulina protects against hepatic inflammation in aging: an effect related to the modulation of the gut microbiota?

AM Neyrinck, B Taminiau, H Walgrave, G Daube… - Nutrients, 2017 - mdpi.com
Aging predisposes to hepatic dysfunction and inflammation that can contribute to the
development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Spirulina, a cyanobacterium used as a food …

[HTML][HTML] Dose Effects of Orally Administered Spirulina Suspension on Colonic Microbiota in Healthy Mice

J Hu, Y Li, S Pakpour, S Wang, Z Pan, J Liu… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Oral supplemented nutraceuticals derived from food sources are surmised to improve the
human health through interaction with the gastrointestinal bacteria. However, the lack of …

The effects of Spirulina on anemia and immune function in senior citizens

C Selmi, PSC Leung, L Fischer, B German… - Cellular & molecular …, 2011 - nature.com
Anemia and immunological dysfunction (ie immunosenescence) are commonly found in
older subjects and nutritional approaches are sought to counteract these phenomena …

[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 …

Spirulina improves non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, visceral fat macrophage aggregation, and serum leptin in a mouse model of metabolic syndrome

M Fujimoto, K Tsuneyama, T Fujimoto, C Selmi… - Digestive and liver …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Nutritional approaches are sought to overcome the limits of pioglitazone in
metabolic syndrome and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Spirulina, a filamentous …

Spirulina platensis alleviates chronic inflammation with modulation of gut microbiota and intestinal permeability in rats fed a high‐fat diet

T Yu, Y Wang, X Chen, W Xiong… - Journal of cellular and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Recent research suggested that taking a high‐fat diet (HFD) may lead to a gut microbiota
imbalance and colon tissue damage. This would lead to increased intestinal permeability …

Spirulina supplementation in a mouse model of diet-induced liver fibrosis reduced the pro-inflammatory response of splenocytes

TX Pham, Y Lee, M Bae, S Hu, H Kang… - British journal of …, 2019 - cambridge.org
Treatment of liver fibrosis is very limited as there is currently no effective anti-fibrotic therapy.
Spirulina platensis (SP) is a blue-green alga that is widely supplemented in healthy foods …

Fish oil, lard and soybean oil differentially shape gut microbiota of middle-aged rats

H Li, Y Zhu, F Zhao, S Song, Y Li, X Xu, G Zhou, C Li - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
High-fat diets have been associated with overweight/obesity and increased mortality in
middle-aged populations. However, it is still unclear how gut microbiota in middle-aged …

Role of the gut microbiota in age-related chronic inflammation

T Rehman - Endocrine, Metabolic & Immune Disorders-Drug …, 2012 - ingentaconnect.com
Changing demographics have made aging and age-related chronic diseases an enormous
and growing biomedical and societal challenge. The biological processes of aging may …

The beneficial effects of Spirulina focusing on its immunomodulatory and antioxidant properties

M Ravi, SL De, S Azharuddin… - Nutrition and Dietary …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Spirulina, linking bacteria and plants is primitive, has a simple structure but a complex
composition. It has been a common dietary substance around the world from ancient times …