Effect of the addition of Spirulina sp. biomass on the development and characterization of functional food

LMR Almeida, LF da Silva Cruz, BAS Machado… - Algal Research, 2021 - Elsevier
The Spirulina sp. biomass has been used as an alternative for the production of high added-
value functional and nutraceutical foods. This study aimed to develop a ready-made …

Effects of Spirulina platensis on insulin secretion, dipeptidyl peptidase IV activity and both carbohydrate digestion and absorption indicate potential as an adjunctive …

JMA Hannan, P Ansari, S Azam, PR Flatt… - British Journal of …, 2020 - cambridge.org
Spirulina platensis has been found to be useful in the treatment of type 2 diabetes. The
present study aims to elucidate the effects of ethanol extract and butanol fraction of S …

Hepatoprotective efficacy of Spirulina platensis against lead-induced oxidative stress and genotoxicity in catfish; Clarias gariepinus

AEDH Sayed, YS El-Sayed, H Ali - Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2017 - Elsevier
Lead (Pb) is a toxic environmental pollutant that induces a broad range of biochemical and
physiological hazards in living organisms. We investigated the possible hepatoprotective …

Spirulina and thymoquinone protect against methotrexate-induced hepatic injury in rats

A Behairy, A Elkomy, F Elsayed, MMS Gaballa… - Revista Brasileira de …, 2024 - Springer
Methotrexate is a chemotherapy medication frequently used to treat various forms of cancer.
The purpose of this research was to examine if the administration of Arthrospira platensis …

[HTML][HTML] The antitumor activity of Arthrospira platensis and/or cisplatin in a murine model of Ehrlich ascites carcinoma with hematinic and hepato-renal protective action

MA Hashem, SBA Shoeeb, YM Abd-Elhakim… - Journal of Functional …, 2020 - Elsevier
Herein two experiments were conducted. The first experiment evaluated the antitumor
activity of Arthrospira platensis (Spirulina platensis, SP) alone or in combination with …

High Glucose Promotes CD36 Expression by Upregulating Peroxisome Proliferator‐Activated Receptor γ Levels to Exacerbate Lipid Deposition in Renal Tubular …

L Feng, C Gu, Y Li, J Huang - BioMed research international, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) appears to be closely related to lipid deposition in kidney.
The aim of this study was to determine whether high glucose (HG) exacerbated lipid …

Prefeeding of Clarias gariepinus with Spirulina platensis counteracts petroleum hydrocarbons-induced hepato- and nephrotoxicity

AEDH Sayed, NSA Khalil, AAI Alghriany… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Petroleum aromatic hydrocarbons are considered one of the most dangerous aquatic
pollutants due to their widespread across water bodies, persistence, and extension to the …

Spirulina (Arthrospira platensis) Improved Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Characteristics and Microbiota and Did Not Affect Organ Fibrosis Induced by a Fructose …

N Fakhoury-Sayegh, A Hamdan, S Lebbos, T Itani… - Nutrients, 2024 - mdpi.com
Spirulina (Arthrospira platensis) is reported to play a role in improving nonalcoholic fatty liver
disease (NAFLD) and intestinal microbiota (IM). To study spirulina's effects in the …

Omeprazole and spirulina platensis ameliorate steatohepatitis in experimental nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

NA El-Boghdady, MA Kamel… - Metabolic Syndrome and …, 2020 - liebertpub.com
Background: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a leading cause of liver damage,
and it affects about 24% of the population worldwide. This study aimed to investigate the …

Spirulina platensis and silicon-enriched spirulina equally improve glucose tolerance and decrease the enzymatic activity of hepatic NADPH oxidase in obesogenic …

J Vidé, B Bonafos, G Fouret, M Benlebna, J Poupon… - Food & function, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
The prevalence of metabolic syndrome components, such as obesity, glucose intolerance
and hepatic steatosis, is rapidly increasing and becoming a major issue of public health. The …