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Marine Drugs, Volume 15, Issue 9

September 2017 - 33 articles

Cover Story: The peer-reviewed marine pharmacology literature from 2012 to 2013 was systematically reviewed, consistent with the 1998–2011 reviews of this series. The preclinical pharmacology of compounds isolated from marine organisms revealed antibacterial, antifungal, antiprotozoal, antituberculosis, antiviral and anthelmitic activities for 113 marine natural products. In addition, 75 marine compounds were reported to have antidiabetic and anti-inflammatory activities. Finally, 69 marine compounds were shown to display miscellaneous mechanisms of action which could contribute to novel pharmacological classes. Thus, in 2012–2013, the preclinical marine natural product pharmacology pipeline provided novel pharmacology and lead compounds to the clinical marine pharmaceutical pipeline, and contributed significantly to potentially novel therapeutic approaches to several global disease categories. View Paper here
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Articles (33)

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
5,164 Views
10 Pages

Chemical Synthesis of Marine-Derived Sulfoglycolipids, a New Class of Molecular Adjuvants

  • Emiliano Manzo,
  • Laura Fioretto,
  • Dario Pagano,
  • Genoveffa Nuzzo,
  • Carmela Gallo,
  • Raffaele De Palma and
  • Angelo Fontana

20 September 2017

Vaccines play a primary role in the protection of human health by preventing infectious and chronic diseases. Recently we have reported 1,2-O-distearoyl-3-O-β-d-sulfoquinovosylglycerol (β-SQDG18), here named Sulfavant A (1), which shows promising pro...

  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
7,404 Views
16 Pages

Anti-Inflammatory Effects of a Mytilus coruscus α-d-Glucan (MP-A) in Activated Macrophage Cells via TLR4/NF-κB/MAPK Pathway Inhibition

  • Fuyan Liu,
  • Xiaofeng Zhang,
  • Yuqiu Li,
  • Qixin Chen,
  • Fei Liu,
  • Xiqiang Zhu,
  • Li Mei,
  • Xinlei Song,
  • Xia Liu and
  • Zhigang Song
  • + 4 authors

20 September 2017

The hard-shelled mussel (Mytilus coruscus) has been used as Chinese traditional medicine for thousands of years; however, to date the ingredients responsible for the various beneficial health outcomes attributed to Mytilus coruscus are still unclear....

  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
5,952 Views
16 Pages

Proteomic Analysis of the Chlorophyta Dunaliella New Strain AL-1 Revealed Global Changes of Metabolism during High Carotenoid Production

  • Faten Ben Amor,
  • Fatma Elleuch,
  • Hajer Ben Hlima,
  • Matthieu Garnier,
  • Bruno Saint-Jean,
  • Mohamed Barkallah,
  • Chantal Pichon,
  • Slim Abdelkafi and
  • Imen Fendri

20 September 2017

The green microalgae Dunaliella genus is known for the production of high added value molecules. In this study, strain AL-1 was isolated from the Sebkha of Sidi El Hani (Sousse, Tunisia). This isolate was identified both morphologically and genetical...

  • Correction
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,617 Views
2 Pages

20 September 2017

The authors wish to correct Figure 1 in this paper [1] to be as follows:[...]

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
5,439 Views
10 Pages

3-Bromo-4,5-dihydroxybenzaldehyde Enhances the Level of Reduced Glutathione via the Nrf2-Mediated Pathway in Human Keratinocytes

  • Ki Cheon Kim,
  • Yu Jae Hyun,
  • Susara Ruwan Kumara Madduma Hewage,
  • Mei Jing Piao,
  • Kyoung Ah Kang,
  • Hee Kyoung Kang,
  • Young Sang Koh,
  • Mee Jung Ahn and
  • Jin Won Hyun

18 September 2017

A natural bromophenol found in seaweeds, 3-bromo-4,5-dihydroxybenzaldehyde (BDB), has been shown to possess antioxidant effects. This study aimed to investigate the mechanism by which BDB protects skin cells subjected to oxidative stress. The effect...

  • Article
  • Open Access
34 Citations
6,667 Views
17 Pages

Kempopeptin C, a Novel Marine-Derived Serine Protease Inhibitor Targeting Invasive Breast Cancer

  • Fatma H. Al-Awadhi,
  • Lilibeth A. Salvador,
  • Brian K. Law,
  • Valerie J. Paul and
  • Hendrik Luesch

16 September 2017

Kempopeptin C, a novel chlorinated analogue of kempopeptin B, was discovered from a marine cyanobacterium collected from Kemp Channel in Florida. The structure was elucidated using NMR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry (MS). The presence of the basi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,943 Views
14 Pages

Leptolide Improves Insulin Resistance in Diet-Induced Obese Mice

  • Pablo Villa-Pérez,
  • Mercedes Cueto,
  • Ana R. Díaz-Marrero,
  • Carmen D. Lobatón,
  • Alfredo Moreno,
  • Germán Perdomo and
  • Irene Cózar-Castellano

15 September 2017

Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) is a complex disease linked to pancreatic beta-cell failure and insulin resistance. Current antidiabetic treatment regimens for T2DM include insulin sensitizers and insulin secretagogues. We have previously demonstrated that le...

  • Article
  • Open Access
35 Citations
6,867 Views
17 Pages

APETx4, a Novel Sea Anemone Toxin and a Modulator of the Cancer-Relevant Potassium Channel KV10.1

  • Lien Moreels,
  • Steve Peigneur,
  • Diogo T. Galan,
  • Edwin De Pauw,
  • Lászlo Béress,
  • Etienne Waelkens,
  • Luis A. Pardo,
  • Loïc Quinton and
  • Jan Tytgat

13 September 2017

The human ether-à-go-go channel (hEag1 or KV10.1) is a cancer-relevant voltage-gated potassium channel that is overexpressed in a majority of human tumors. Peptides that are able to selectively inhibit this channel can be lead compounds in the search...

  • Article
  • Open Access
30 Citations
8,146 Views
21 Pages

Biodiversity of Actinobacteria from the South Pacific and the Assessment of Streptomyces Chemical Diversity with Metabolic Profiling

  • Andrés Cumsille,
  • Agustina Undabarrena,
  • Valentina González,
  • Fernanda Claverías,
  • Claudia Rojas and
  • Beatriz Cámara

11 September 2017

Recently, bioprospecting in underexplored habitats has gained enhanced focus, since new taxa of marine actinobacteria can be found, and thus possible new metabolites. Actinobacteria are in the foreground due to their versatile production of secondary...

  • Review
  • Open Access
8 Citations
6,373 Views
23 Pages

10 September 2017

Hydroquinone meroterpenoids, especially those derived from marine sponges, display a wide range of biological activities. However, use of these compounds is limited by their inaccessibility; there is no sustainable supply of these compounds. Furtherm...

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