Marine natural products with anti-inflammation effects
Journal Title: Traditional Medicine Research - Year 2020, Vol 5, Issue 4
Abstract
The ocean possesses a complex setting with high pressure, high salinity, oligotrophy, low temperature and weak illumination conditions. To survive and evolve in such harsh surroundings, marine organisms metabolize a series of chemicals known as secondary metabolites which indicate structural and functional diversity to adapt interspecific survival competition. During recent decades, the anti-inflammatory property of marine natural products has come under scrutiny as inflammation involves in the vast majority of diseases. Correspondingly, a myriad of marine bioactive molecules including terpenes, polypeptides, polysaccharides, sterols and many others may bring a new insight into inflammation therapies with multifarious sources and minimal side effects. And a better understanding of their mechanisms of anti-inflammation may lead to better treatments for numerous diseases. Herein, the research progress of marine-derived anti-inflammation compounds and the relevant mechanisms were reviewed, to provide a basis for the research and development of anti-inflammatory marine drugs.
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Mei-Mei Zhao,Ke-Wu Zeng
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