Cancer Center, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Cancer Cell Int. 2013 Jun 3;13(1):55. doi: 10.1186/1475-2867-13-55.
For their various bioactivities, biomaterials derived from marine algae are important ingredients in many products, such as cosmetics and drugs for treating cancer and other diseases. This mini-review comprehensively compares the bioactivities and biological functions of biomaterials from red, green, brown, and blue-green algae. The anti-oxidative effects and bioactivities of several different crude extracts of algae have been evaluated both in vitro and in vivo. Natural products derived from marine algae protect cells by modulating the effects of oxidative stress. Because oxidative stress plays important roles in inflammatory reactions and in carcinogenesis, marine algal natural products have potential for use in anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory drugs.
由于其各种生物活性，源自海洋藻类的生物材料是许多产品的重要成分，例如用于治疗癌症和其他疾病的化妆品和药物。本综述全面比较了红藻、绿藻、褐藻和蓝藻的生物材料的生物活性和生物学功能。已经在体外和体内评估了几种不同藻类粗提取物的抗氧化作用和生物活性。海洋藻类天然产物通过调节氧化应激的影响来保护细胞。由于氧化应激在炎症反应和致癌作用中起着重要作用，因此海洋藻类天然产物有可能用于抗癌和抗炎药物。
