Marine Natural Products with Anti-aging Activity

A special issue of Marine Drugs (ISSN 1660-3397). This special issue belongs to the section "Marine Pharmacology".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 1106

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Advanced Technology Center for Aging Research, IRCCS INRCA, 60121 Ancona, Italy
Interests: anti-aging; marine biotoxins; mussels; immune responses; storage lipids

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Advanced Technology Center for Aging Research, Scientific Technological Area, IRCCS INRCA, Ancona, Italy
Interests: biology of aging; biogerontology; experimenetal gerontology; geroscience; cellular senescence
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Dear Colleagues,

Aging is a complex biological process underlined by the dysfunction of critical cellular pathways and metabolisms and characterized by an increased risk of developing diseases. Since the older population is rapidly growing, research on new strategies to promote healthy aging is becoming increasingly essential.

The marine environment represents a great source of natural products. The wide and unique chemical diversity of marine molecules results in a variety of mechanisms of action, many of which could target the aging pathways.

This Special Issue will be focused on the potential of marine natural products to address the aging process at different levels and in different models. Suitable topics may include interactions between marine molecules and the determinants of aging, effects of marine molecules in delaying the aging progression and extending healthspan/lifespan, as well as candidate drugs to treat age-related diseases. Studies describing molecules involved in the longevity of long-living marine species are also welcome.

Dr. Maria Elisa Giuliani
Dr. Marco Malavolta
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • aging
  • age-related diseases
  • longevity
  • healthspan
  • marine molecules
  • marine organisms
  • drug discovery

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Marine Natural Products Rescuing the Eye: A Narrative Review
by Filippo Lixi, Livio Vitiello and Giuseppe Giannaccare
Mar. Drugs 2024, 22(4), 155; https://doi.org/10.3390/md22040155 - 28 Mar 2024
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Different degrees of visual impairment lead to a decrease in patient wellbeing, which has an adverse effect on many facets of social and professional life. Eye disorders can affect several parts of the eye, most notably the retina and the cornea, and the [...] Read more.
Different degrees of visual impairment lead to a decrease in patient wellbeing, which has an adverse effect on many facets of social and professional life. Eye disorders can affect several parts of the eye, most notably the retina and the cornea, and the impacted areas might share a common form of cellular damage or dysfunction (such as inflammation, oxidative stress and neuronal degeneration). Considering that marine organisms inhabit a broad variety of marine habitats, they display a great degree of chemical diversity. As a result, molecules with a marine origin are receiving more and more attention in the hopes of developing novel therapeutic approaches. For instance, fucoxanthin has been demonstrated to be effective in protecting the retina against photo-induced damage, while largazole, astaxanthin and spirulina have all shown antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antiapoptotic activities that can be useful for the management of several ocular diseases, such as age-related macular degeneration and ocular surface disorders. The aim of this review is to analyze the scientific literature relating to the therapeutic effects on the eye of the main natural marine products, focusing on their mechanism of action and potential clinical uses for the management of ocular diseases. Full article
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