SynthesisNutrients2021
Brown Seaweed Food Supplementation: Effects on Allergy and Inflammation and Its Consequences.
Synthesis in Nutrients, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 41 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Marine nutraceuticals and their role in modulating diabetes-induced carcinogenesis.Diabetology & metabolic syndrome · 2026Review
- Fucoidan and alginate from brown seaweeds: extraction, structural diversity, biocompatibility, biodegradability, and biomedical applications.Frontiers in plant science · 2026Review
- Biologically Active Molecules from Marine Brown Algae: A Review of Their Potential and Applications.Chemistry & biodiversity · 2026Review
- Plant-derived nutritional components in thyroid disease-related neuropsychiatric disorders: mechanistic insights and advances.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Review
- Effects of bioactive compounds from marine algae on cancer-related inflammation: a review.Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) · 2025Review
- Allergenicity of Alternative Proteins: Reduction Mechanisms and Processing Strategies.Journal of agricultural and food chemistry · 2025Review
- Anti-atherosclerotic effects of natural compounds targeting lipid metabolism and inflammation: Focus on PPARs, LXRs, and PCSK9.Atherosclerosis plus · 2025Review
- Therapeutic anti-inflammatory immune potentials of some seaweeds extracts on chemically induced liver injury in mice.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Novel Therapeutic Approach for Obesity: Seaweeds as an Alternative Medicine with the Latest Conventional Therapy.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Supplementation of Seaweed Extracts to the Diet Reduces Symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease in the APPswePS1ΔE9 Mouse Model.Nutrients · 2024Article
- Green (Journal of immunology research · 2024Article
- Modulation of Gut Microbiome Community Mitigates Multiple Sclerosis in a Mouse Model: The Promising Role ofPharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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- How can we modulate aging through nutrition and physical exercise? An epigenetic approach.Aging · 2023Review
- Effect of crude polysaccharide from seaweed, Dictyopteris divaricata (CDDP) on gut microbiota restoration and anti-diabetic activity in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced T1DM mice.Gut pathogens · 2022Article
- Update on Nutrition and Food Allergy.Nutrients · 2022Article
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7 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.
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Abstract
Multiple health benefits have been ascribed to brown seaweeds that are used traditionally as dietary component mostly in Asia. This systematic review summarizes information on the impact of brown seaweeds or components on inflammation, and inflammation-related pathologies, such as allergies, diabetes mellitus and obesity. We focus on oral supplementation thus intending the use of brown seaweeds as food additives. Despite the great diversity of experimental systems in which distinct species and compounds were tested for their effects on inflammation and immunity, a remarkably homogeneous picture arises. The predominant effects of consumption of brown seaweeds or compounds can be classified into three categories: (1) inhibition of reactive oxygen species, known to be important drivers of inflammation; (2) regulation, i.e., in most cases inhibition of proinflammatory NF-κB signaling; (3) modulation of adaptive immune responses, in particular by interfering with T-helper cell polarization. Over the last decades, several inflammation-related diseases have increased substantially. These include allergies and autoimmune diseases as well as morbidities associated with lifestyle and aging. In this light, further development of brown seaweeds and seaweed compounds as functional foods and nutriceuticals might contribute to combat these challenges.
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