Anticancer activity of seaweeds.
Drug Discov Today
; 23(2): 434-447, 2018 02.
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| ID: mdl-29107095
Cancer is a major health problem worldwide and still lacks fully effective treatments. Therefore, alternative therapies, using natural products, have been proposed. Marine algae are an important component of the marine environment, with high biodiversity, and contain a huge number of functional compounds, including terpenes, polyphenols, phlorotannins, and polysaccharides, among others. These compounds have complex structures that have shown several biological activities, including anticancer activity, using in vitro and in vivo models. Moreover, seaweed-derived compounds target important molecules that regulate cancer processes. Here, we review our current understanding of the anticancer activity of seaweeds.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Algas Marinas
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Neoplasias
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Antineoplásicos
Límite:
Animals
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Drug Discov Today
Asunto de la revista:
FARMACOLOGIA
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TERAPIA POR MEDICAMENTOS
Año:
2018
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Article