Antioxidant, Immunomodulating, and Microbial‐Modulating Activities of the Sustainable and Ecofriendly Spirulina

A Finamore, M Palmery, S Bensehaila… - … medicine and cellular …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The highly nutritional and ecofriendly Spirulina (Arthrospira platensis) has hypolipidemic,
hypoglycemic, and antihypertensive properties. Spirulina contains functional compounds …

Hypolipidemic, Antioxidant, and Antiinflammatory Activities of Microalgae Spirulina

R Deng, TJ Chow - Cardiovascular therapeutics, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Spirulina is free‐floating filamentous microalgae growing in alkaline water bodies. With its
high nutritional value, Spirulina has been consumed as food for centuries in Central Africa. It …

Protective Role of Spirulina platensis against Acute Deltamethrin-Induced Toxicity in Rats

MM Abdel-Daim, SMM Abuzead, SM Halawa - Plos one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Deltamethrin is a broad-spectrum synthetic pyrethroid insecticide and acaricide widely used
for agricultural and veterinary purposes. However, its human and animal exposure leads to …

Functional ingredients from microalgae

S Buono, AL Langellotti, A Martello, F Rinna… - Food & function, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
A wide variety of natural sources are under investigation to evaluate their possible use for
new functional ingredient formulation. Some records attested the traditional and ancient use …

Combining in vitro, in vivo, and network pharmacology assays to identify targets and molecular mechanisms of spirulina-derived biomolecules against breast cancer

SO Hassanin, AMM Hegab, RH Mekky, MA Said… - Marine …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The current research employed an animal model of 7, 12-dimethylbenz (a) anthracene
(DMBA)-induced mammary gland carcinogenesis. The estrogen receptor-positive human …

Protective effect of aqueous extract from Spirulina platensis against cell death induced by free radicals

WL Chu, YW Lim, AK Radhakrishnan… - BMC complementary and …, 2010 - Springer
Background Spirulina is a commercial alga well known to contain various antioxidants,
especially phycocyanin. Apart from being sold as a nutraceutical, Spirulina is incorporated …

[HTML][HTML] Antioxidant effects of Spirulina supplement against lead acetate-induced hepatic injury in rats

WH El-Tantawy - Journal of traditional and complementary medicine, 2016 - Elsevier
Lead is a toxic metal that induces a wide range of behavioral, biochemical and physiological
effects in humans. Oxidative damage has been proposed as a possible mechanism involved …

Protective effects of Nigella sativa against gentamicin-induced nephrotoxicity in rats

İ Yaman, E Balikci - Experimental and Toxicologic Pathology, 2010 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was focused on investigating the possible protective effect of NS
against GS-induced nephrotoxicity. Twenty four Wistar-albino rats were divided into four …

Improvement of Mercuric Chloride-Induced Testis Injuries and Sperm Quality Deteriorations by Spirulina platensis in Rats

GE El-Desoky, SA Bashandy, IM Alhazza… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
The present study was undertaken to investigate the protective effect of the filamentous
cyanobacterium Spirulina platensis (S. platensis) on mercury (II) chloride (HgCl2)-induced …

Experimental gentamicin nephrotoxicity and agents that modify it: a mini‐review of recent research

BH Ali, M Al Za'abi, G Blunden… - Basic & clinical …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The aminoglycoside antibiotic gentamicin (GM) is still widely used against infections by
Gram‐positive and Gram‐negative aerobic bacteria. Its therapeutic efficacy, however, is …