Anti-inflammatory potential of ulvan
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2023-12-31Citation
Flórez-Fernández N, Rodríguez-Coello A, Latire T, Bourgougnon N, Torres MD, Buján M, Muíños A, Muiños A, Meijide-Faílde R, Blanco FJ, Vaamonde-García C, Domínguez H. Anti-inflammatory potential of ulvan. Int J Biol Macromol. 2023 Dic 31;253(Pt 4):126936.
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[Abstract] Green seaweeds are a widespread group of marine macroalgae that could be regarded as biorenewable source of valuable compounds, in particular sulfated polysaccharides like ulvans with interesting biological properties. Among them, anti-inflammatory activity represents an interesting target, since ulvans could potentially avoid side effects of conventional therapies. However, a great variability in ulvan content, composition, structure and properties occurs depending on seaweed specie and growth and processing conditions. All these aspects should be carefully considered in order to have reproducible and well characterized products. This review presents some concise ideas on ulvan composition and general concepts on inflammation mechanisms. Then, the main focus is on the importance of adequate selection of extraction, depolymerization and purification technologies followed by an updated survey on anti-inflammatory properties of ulvans through modulation of different signaling pathways. The potential application in a number of diseases, with special emphasis on inflammaging, gut microbiota dysbiosis, wound repair, and metabolic diseases is also discussed. This multidisciplinary overview tries to present the potential of ulvans considering not only mechanistic, but also processing and applications aspects, trusting that it can aid in the development and application of this widely available and renewable resource as an efficient and versatile anti-inflammatory agent.
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Green seaweed
Inflammation
Sulfated polysaccharides
Inflammation
Sulfated polysaccharides
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0141-8130