Marine algal natural products with anti-oxidative, anti-inflammatory, and anti-cancer properties

Cancer Cell International

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Lee, Jin Ching ^a   Hou, Ming Feng ^a,b,c   Huang, Hurng Wern ^d   Chang, Fang Rong ^a   Yeh, Chi Chen ^a   Tang, Jen Yang ^c,e   Chang, Hsueh Wei ^a,c  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MUNICIPAL TA TUNG HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Algae; Anti cancer; Antinociceptive; Antioxidant; Inflammation; ROS

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALGAL EXTRACT; AMINE; AMINO ACID; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; DIMETHYLSULFONIOPROPIONATE; FLAVONOID; FUCOXANTHIN; GLYCOPROTEIN; GUANIDINE DERIVATIVE; KAINIC ACID; LYCOPENE; METHANOL; PHENAZINE DERIVATIVE; PHENOL; PHYCOCYANIN; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYSACCHARIDE SULFATE; PROSTAGLANDIN; SESQUITERPENOID; STEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALGA; ANABAENA; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTINOCICEPTION; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ASCOPHYLLUM; ASCOPHYLLUM NODOSUM; BROWN ALGA; BRYOTHAMNION TRIQUETRUM; CALLOPHYLLIS JAPONICA; CAPSOSIPHON FULVESCENS; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL PROTECTION; CHLORELLA; CHLORELLA MARINA; CODIUM FRAGILE; DELESSERIA SANGUINEA; DNA DAMAGE; DUNALIELLA BARDAWIL; ECKLONIA; ECKLONIA CAVA; ECKLONIA KUROME; EISENIA BICYCLIS; ENTEROMORPHA PROLIFERA; FUCUS; FUCUS SERRATUS; FUCUS VESICULOSUS; G2 PHASE CELL CYCLE CHECKPOINT; GRACILARIA; GRACILARIA CORTICATA; GRACILARIA TENUISTIPITATA; GRACILARIA TEXTORII; GRACILARIA VERRUCOSA; GREEN ALGA; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INFLAMMATION; LAURENCIA GLANDULIFERADERIVED; LAURENCIA OBTUSE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LITHOTHAMNION CORALLIOIDES; M PHASE CELL CYCLE CHECKPOINT; NEORHODOMELA ACULEATA; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PELVETIA CANALICULATA; POLYOPES AFFINIS; PORPHYRA; PORPHYRA YEZOENSIS; PORPHYRIDIUM; RED ALGA; REVIEW; SARGASSUM OLIGOCYSTUM; SPIRULINA PLATENSIS; ULVA; ULVA CONGLOBATA; ULVA FASCIATA; ULVA RETICULATE;

EID: 84878346922     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2867-13-55     Document Type: Review

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