Carotenoids from Marine Microalgae as Antimelanoma Agents.
Mar Drugs
; 20(10)2022 Sep 29.
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ABSTRACT
Melanoma cells are highly invasive and metastatic tumor cells and commonly express molecular alterations that contribute to multidrug resistance (e.g., BRAFV600E mutation). Conventional treatment is not effective in a long term, requiring an exhaustive search for new alternatives. Recently, carotenoids from microalgae have been investigated as adjuvant in antimelanoma therapy due to their safety and acceptable clinical tolerability. Many of them are currently used as food supplements. In this review, we have compiled several studies that show microalgal carotenoids inhibit cell proliferation, cell migration and invasion, as well as induced cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in various melanoma cell lines. MAPK and NF-ĸB pathway, MMP and apoptotic factors are frequently affected after exposure to microalgal carotenoids. Fucoxanthin, astaxanthin and zeaxanthin are the main carotenoids investigated, in both in vitro and in vivo experimental models. Preclinical data indicate these compounds exhibit direct antimelanoma effect but are also capable of restoring melanoma cells sensitivity to conventional chemotherapy (e.g., vemurafenib and dacarbazine).
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Microalgas
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Melanoma
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Antineoplásicos
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Mar Drugs
Asunto de la revista:
BIOLOGIA
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FARMACOLOGIA
Año:
2022
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Francia