Special Issue "Marine Natural Products Modulating the Immune System"
A special issue of Marine Drugs (ISSN 1660-3397).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 December 2021) | Viewed by 25698
Special Issue Editor
Interests: immunomodulation; inflammation; macrophages; marine natural products
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Marine organisms have been a source for bioactive compounds and several drugs that are currently in wide use. Traditional medicine throughout the globe, spanning from the Mediterranean to the Red Sea, Gulf of Bengal, South China Sea, and more, has used extracts from marine organisms as therapeutic remedies. The availability of novel analytical methods, as well as the acknowledgement that marine organisms can provide not only therapeutic but also nutritional resources, has boosted research in the field. A major use of marine organisms and marine organism extracts is the modulating of immune responses, to suppress inflammation, boost anti-tumor immune responses, or affect metabolism and therefore immune-mediated diseases. Our understanding of the contribution of the immune system in the development of diseases has grown, and the impact of marine organism-derived extracts or marine organisms themselves as nutritional supplements on these mechanisms is currently being elucidated. The aim of this Special Issue is to promote research in the field and highlight the importance of marine organisms in health as modulators of the immune system. Work describing the selective action of compounds isolated from marine organisms on the therapy of immune-related diseases or as nutritional supplements supporting health will also be included in this Special Issue.
Prof. Dr. Christos Tsatsanis
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- immunity
- cancer
- inflammation
- cardiovascular disease
- marine products
- algae
- fish side streams
- nutrition
- macrophages
- T cells
- neutrophils