Immunomodulatory effects of polysaccharides from marine algae for treating cancer, infectious disease, and inflammation

J Hwang, D Yadav, PCW Lee, JO Jin - Phytotherapy Research, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
A significant rise in the occurrence and severity of adverse reactions to several synthetic
drugs has fueled considerable interest in natural product‐based therapeutics. In humans …

Anti-inflammatory mechanisms of fucoidans to treat inflammatory diseases: A review

KKA Sanjeewa, KH Herath, HW Yang, CS Choi… - Marine Drugs, 2021 - mdpi.com
Fucoidans are sulfated heteropolysaccharides found in the cell walls of brown seaweeds
(Phaeophyceae) and in some marine invertebrates. Generally, fucoidans are composed of …

Freeze-gelled alginate/gelatin scaffolds for wound healing applications: An in vitro, in vivo study

H Afjoul, A Shamloo, A Kamali - Materials Science and Engineering: C, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, fabrication of a three-dimensional porous scaffold was performed using freeze
gelation method. Recently, fabrication of scaffolds using polymer blends has become …

A novel hydrogel-based treatment for complete transection spinal cord injury repair is driven by microglia/macrophages repopulation

D Ma, Y Zhao, L Huang, Z Xiao, B Chen, Y Shi, H Shen… - Biomaterials, 2020 - Elsevier
Microglia/macrophage mediated-inflammation, a main contributor to the microenvironment
after spinal cord injury (SCI), persists for a long period of time and affects SCI repair …

Preparation and characterisation of a novel silk fibroin/hyaluronic acid/sodium alginate scaffold for skin repair

W Yang, H Xu, Y Lan, Q Zhu, Y Liu, S Huang… - International journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
To mimic the natural structure of tissue extracellular matrix, a novel silk fibroin
(SF)/hyaluronic acid (HA)/sodium alginate (SA) composite scaffold (92% in porosity) was …

[HTML][HTML] In vivo anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic activities of cynaroside evaluated by using hydrogel formulations

M Szekalska, K Sosnowska, M Tomczykowa… - Biomedicine & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objectives Cynaroside (CYN) is the predominant derivative of luteolin in aerial parts of
Bidens tripartita which has been used in folk medicine as a diaphoretic, diuretic, antiseptic …

Injectable gelatin hydrogel suppresses inflammation and enhances functional recovery in a mouse model of intracerebral hemorrhage

J Xu, Z Duan, X Qi, Y Ou, X Guo, L Zi, Y Wei… - … in bioengineering and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is a devastating subtype of stroke with high morbidity and
mortality. However, there is no effective therapy method to improve its clinical outcomes to …

Marine collagen-chitosan-fucoidan cryogels as cell-laden biocomposites envisaging tissue engineering

DN Carvalho, R Lopez-Cebral, RO Sousa… - Biomedical …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
The combination of marine origin biopolymers for tissue engineering (TE) applications is of
high interest, due to their similarities with the proteins and polysaccharides present in the …

Fucoidan may treat jellyfish dermatitis by inhibiting the inflammatory effect of jellyfish venom

A Li, Y Yue, R Li, C Yu, X Wang, S Liu, R Xing… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Jellyfish dermatitis is a common medical problem caused by jellyfish stings. However, there
are no targeted and effective medications for their treatment. Here, the biological activity of …

Neuroprotective effect of sodium alginate against chromium-induced brain damage in rats

EM Saleh, GM Hamdy, RE Hassan - PLoS One, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Oral exposure to chromium hexavalent [Cr (VI)] has disastrous impacts and affects many
people worldwide. Cr (VI) triggers neurotoxicity via its high oxidation potential by generating …