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ReviewMarine drugs2022

Macroalgae Specialized Metabolites: Evidence for Their Anti-Inflammatory Health Benefits.

Djenisa H A Rocha, Diana C G A Pinto, Artur M S Silva

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Marine drugs, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07774260 (Efficacy Validation of Deep Microspicule Cream for Anti-aging and Whitening on Mature Skin), which is not on this map. Cited by 22 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
22citing papers in PubMed
7.4field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT07774260 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Efficacy Validation of Deep Microspicule Cream for Anti-aging and Whitening on Mature Skin

TypeinterventionalSponsorChung Shan Medical UniversityRan2026 to 2026Enrolled10ConditionsEfficacy Validation of Deep Microspicule Cream for Anti-aging and Whitening on Mature SkinArmsDeep Microspicule Cream
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Djenisa H A RochaLAQV-REQUIMTE & Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-3508-9135
Diana C G A PintoLAQV-REQUIMTE & Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-4249-7089
Artur M S SilvaLAQV-REQUIMTE & Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-2861-8286
Rede de Química e Tecnologia · PT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Inflammation is an organism's response to chemical or physical injury. It is split into acute and chronic inflammation and is the last, most significant cause of death worldwide. Nowadays, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), the greatest threat to human health is chronic disease. Worldwide, three out of five people die from chronic inflammatory diseases such as stroke, chronic respiratory diseases, heart disorders, and cancer. Nowadays, anti-inflammatory drugs (steroidal and non-steroidal, enzyme inhibitors that are essential in the inflammatory process, and receptor antagonists, among others) have been considered as promising treatments to be explored. However, there remains a significant proportion of patients who show poor or incomplete responses to these treatments or experience associated severe side effects. Seaweeds represent a valuable resource of bioactive compounds associated with anti-inflammatory effects and offer great potential for the development of new anti-inflammatory drugs. This review presents an overview of specialized metabolites isolated from seaweeds with in situ and in vivo anti-inflammatory properties. Phlorotannins, carotenoids, sterols, alkaloids, and polyunsaturated fatty acids present significant anti-inflammatory effects given that some of them are involved directly or indirectly in several inflammatory pathways. The majority of the isolated compounds inhibit the pro-inflammatory mediators/cytokines. Studies have suggested an excellent selectivity of chromene nucleus towards inducible pro-inflammatory COX-2 than its constitutive isoform COX-1. Additional research is needed to understand the mechanisms of action of seaweed's compounds in inflammation, given the production of sustainable and healthier anti-inflammatory agents.

Indexed as

Anti-Inflammatory AgentsSeaweedCyclooxygenase 2CytokinesHumansInflammationAnti-Inflammatory AgentsCyclooxygenase 2Cytokinesanti-inflammatorybromophenolscaulerpinchromenesfatty acidsfucosterolfucoxanthinphlorotanninsseaweedspecialized metabolitesterpenoids

Identifiers

PMID36547936
PMCPMC9783307
OpenAlexW4312195791

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