Seaweeds as Source of Bioactive Pigments with Neuroprotective and/or Anti-Neurodegenerative Activities: Astaxanthin and Fucoxanthin.
Mar Drugs
; 22(7)2024 Jul 22.
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| ID: mdl-39057436
ABSTRACT
The marine kingdom is an important source of a huge variety of scaffolds inspiring the design of new drugs. The complex molecules found in the oceans present a great challenge to organic and medicinal chemists. However, the wide variety of biological activities they can display is worth the effort. In this article, we present an overview of different seaweeds as potential sources of bioactive pigments with activity against neurodegenerative diseases, especially due to their neuroprotective effects. Along with a broad introduction to seaweed as a source of bioactive pigments, this review is especially focused on astaxanthin and fucoxanthin as potential neuroprotective and/or anti-neurodegenerative agents. PubMed and SciFinder were used as the main sources to search and select the most relevant scientific articles within the field.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Seaweed
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Neuroprotective Agents
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Neurodegenerative Diseases
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Xanthophylls
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Animals
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Mar Drugs
Journal subject:
BIOLOGIA
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FARMACOLOGIA
Year:
2024
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Article
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