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Marine Functional Foods

A special issue of Marine Drugs (ISSN 1660-3397). This special issue belongs to the section "Marine-Derived Ingredients for Drugs, Cosmeceuticals and Nutraceuticals".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2023) | Viewed by 11850

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Dr. Hu Hou

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College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, No.1299, SanSa Road, Qingdao 266000, China
Interests: functional food; proteins; peptides; gelatin
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Prof. Dr. Yongliang Zhuang

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Yunnan Institute of Food Safety, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan, China
Interests: polysaccharides; peptide; natural products; function foods; Phenolic acids; antioxidant agents and mechanisms; structure-activity relationships
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,                

In recent years, bioactive substances generated from various marine organisms have attracted wide attention due to their diverse chemical structures and bioactivities, including antioxidant, immune-modulating, angiotensin-I-converting enzyme (ACE)-inhibitory, hypotensive, hypolipidemic, antiviral, cytotoxic, neurotoxic, anticoagulant, antifreeze, etc. Moreover, bioactive substances can serve as additional functional components used in functional foods, formula foods, nutraceuticals, and pharmaceuticals.

This Special Issue on “Marine Functional Foods” aims to collect papers on up-to-date information regarding the preparation, structural identification, activity and functional evaluation, and application of marine bioactive substances. Furthermore, we would like to make use of these bioactive substances to create functional foods and formula food with good flavor properties, ease of consumption, and nutritional/health benefits.

Dr. Hu Hou
Prof. Dr. Yongliang Zhuang
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • marine peptides
  • bioactive substances
  • biotechnological production
  • structure identification
  • structural modification
  • bioactivity and function
  • structure–function relationship
  • bioavailability
  • nutritional value
  • functional foods
  • application

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Chitotriose Enhanced Antitumor Activity of Doxorubicin through Egr1 Upregulation in MDA-MB-231 Cells
by Heng Li, Ke Ji, Peng Liu, Yan Geng, Jinsong Gong, Chao Zhang, Zhenzhong Ding, Zhenghong Xu and Jinsong Shi
Mar. Drugs 2024, 22(1), 26; https://doi.org/10.3390/md22010026 - 29 Dec 2023
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Dietary supplementation is proposed as a strategy to reduce the side effects of conventional chemotherapy for triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). Chitosan oligosaccharides (COS), a functional carbohydrate, have been identified to potentially inhibit cancer cell proliferation. However, a detailed investigation is required to fully [...] Read more.
Dietary supplementation is proposed as a strategy to reduce the side effects of conventional chemotherapy for triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). Chitosan oligosaccharides (COS), a functional carbohydrate, have been identified to potentially inhibit cancer cell proliferation. However, a detailed investigation is required to fully understand its exact influence, particularly in terms of COS composition. The antitumor activities of COS oligomers and its monomer of glucosamine, when combined with doxorubicin separately, were evaluated in MDA-MB-231 cells. Chitotriose was identified to have the most significant synergistic effect. Preincubation with chitotriose was observed to promote the entry of doxorubicin into the cell nuclei and induce morphological changes in the cells. Mechanism analysis at the transcriptional level revealed that the early growth response 1 (Egr1) gene was a key regulator in enhancing the suppressive effect. This gene was found to modulate the activity of its downstream gene, growth arrest, and DNA damage-inducible alpha (Gadd45a). The role of Egr1 was confirmed through a small interfering RNA test and function assay. These findings provide insight into the effect and underlying mechanism of chitotriose supplementation for TNBC therapy. Full article
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Organic Synthesis of New Secosteroids from Fucosterol, Its Intestinal Absorption by Caco-2 Cells, and Simulation of the Biological Activities of Vitamin D
by Shiro Komba, Megumi Hase and Eiichi Kotake-Nara
Mar. Drugs 2023, 21(10), 540; https://doi.org/10.3390/md21100540 - 17 Oct 2023
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We previously examined the cellular uptake of six types of vitamin D in human intestinal Caco-2 cells. Since vitamins D5–D7 were commercially unavailable, we synthesized these compounds organically before studying them. This process led us to understand that new secosteroids [...] Read more.
We previously examined the cellular uptake of six types of vitamin D in human intestinal Caco-2 cells. Since vitamins D5–D7 were commercially unavailable, we synthesized these compounds organically before studying them. This process led us to understand that new secosteroids could be generated as vitamin D candidates, depending on the sterol used as the starting material. We obtained two new secosteroids—compounds 3 and 4—from fucosterol in the current study. We investigated the intestinal absorption of these compounds using Caco-2 cells cultured in Transwells and compared the results with vitamin D3, a representative secosteroid. The intestinal absorption of compound 4 was comparable to that of vitamin D3. Compound 3 showed similar uptake levels but transported about half as much as vitamin D3. These compounds demonstrated intestinal absorption at the cellular level. Vitamin D is known for its diverse biological activities manifest after intestinal absorption. Using PASS online simulation, we estimated the biological activity of compound 3’s activated form. In several items indicated by PASS, compound 3 exhibited stronger biological activity than vitamins D2–D7 and was also predicted to have unique biological activities. Full article
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Anti-Osteoarthritic Effects of Antarctic Krill Oil in Primary Chondrocytes and a Surgical Rat Model of Knee Osteoarthritis
by Sae-Kwang Ku, Jong-Kyu Kim, Yoon-Seok Chun and Chang-Hyun Song
Mar. Drugs 2023, 21(10), 513; https://doi.org/10.3390/md21100513 - 28 Sep 2023
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is characterized by progressive cartilage destruction and synovitis; however, there are no approved disease-modifying OA drugs. Krill oil (KO) has been reported to possess anti-inflammatory properties and alleviate joint pain in knee OA, indicating its potential to target the inflammatory mechanism [...] Read more.
Osteoarthritis (OA) is characterized by progressive cartilage destruction and synovitis; however, there are no approved disease-modifying OA drugs. Krill oil (KO) has been reported to possess anti-inflammatory properties and alleviate joint pain in knee OA, indicating its potential to target the inflammatory mechanism of OA. Therefore, the anti-OA effects of KO were investigated in primary chondrocytes and a surgical rat model of knee OA. The oral administration of KO at 200 and 100 mg/kg for 8 weeks improved joint swelling and mobility in the animal model and led to increased bone mineral density and compressive strength in the cartilage. The oral KO doses upregulated chondrogenic genes (type 2 collagen, aggrecan, and Sox9), with inhibition of inflammation markers (5-lipoxygenase and prostaglandin E2) and extracellular matrix (ECM)-degrading enzymes (MMP-2 and MMP-9) in the cartilage and synovium. Consistently, KO treatments increased the viability of chondrocytes exposed to interleukin 1α, accompanied by the upregulation of the chondrogenic genes and the inhibition of the ECM-degrading enzymes. Furthermore, KO demonstrated inhibitory effects on lipopolysaccharide-induced chondrocyte inflammation. Histopathological and immunohistochemical analyses revealed that KO improved joint destruction and synovial inflammation, probably due to the anti-inflammatory, anti-apoptotic, and chondrogenic effects. These findings suggest the therapeutic potential of KO for knee OA. Full article
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Comparison of the Effect of Phospholipid Extracts from Salmon and Silver Carp Heads on High-Fat-Diet-Induced Metabolic Syndrome in C57BL/6J Mice
by Qi Wang, Rui Wang, Xiuju Zhao, Hongyan Lu, Peng Zhang, Xinjie Dong and Yuming Wang
Mar. Drugs 2023, 21(7), 409; https://doi.org/10.3390/md21070409 - 19 Jul 2023
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Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a global health problem, and EPA/DHA-enriched phospholipids (EPA/DHA-PLs) have been found to have positive effects on MetS improvement. Currently, research on EPA/DHA-PL mainly focuses on special and rare seafood, such as phospholipids derived from krill, sea cucumber, squid, and [...] Read more.
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a global health problem, and EPA/DHA-enriched phospholipids (EPA/DHA-PLs) have been found to have positive effects on MetS improvement. Currently, research on EPA/DHA-PL mainly focuses on special and rare seafood, such as phospholipids derived from krill, sea cucumber, squid, and fish roe. However, it has been recently demonstrated that abundant EPA/DHA-PL can also be found in bulk fish and its by-products. Nonetheless, there is still limited research on the biological activities of EPA/DHA-PL derived from these sources. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of phospholipid extracts from the heads of salmon and silver carp (S-PLE and SC-PLE) on the high-fat-diet-induced MetS in C57/BL mice. After an 8-week intervention, both SC-PLE and S-PLE had a significant ameliorating effect on MetS. Moreover, SC-PLE was more effective than S-PLE in reducing liver inflammation and fasting glucose. Both of the PL extracts were able to regulate the expression of key genes in lipid synthesis, fatty acid β-oxidation, and insulin signaling pathways. Compared with S-PLE, dietary SC-PLE had a greater influence on liver metabolomics. Pathway enrichment analysis showed that the differential metabolites of SC-PLE were mainly involved in arachidonic acid metabolism and glutathione metabolism. The results indicated that the different metabolic regulation methods of S-PLE and SC-PLE could be related to their variant molecular composition in EPA/DHA-PL. Full article
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The Structure, Functions and Potential Medicinal Effects of Chlorophylls Derived from Microalgae
by Danni Sun, Songlin Wu, Xiaohui Li, Baosheng Ge, Chengxu Zhou, Xiaojun Yan, Roger Ruan and Pengfei Cheng
Mar. Drugs 2024, 22(2), 65; https://doi.org/10.3390/md22020065 - 27 Jan 2024
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Microalgae are considered to be natural producers of bioactive pigments, with the production of pigments from microalgae being a sustainable and economical strategy that promises to alleviate growing demand. Chlorophyll, as the main pigment of photosynthesis, has been widely studied, but its medicinal [...] Read more.
Microalgae are considered to be natural producers of bioactive pigments, with the production of pigments from microalgae being a sustainable and economical strategy that promises to alleviate growing demand. Chlorophyll, as the main pigment of photosynthesis, has been widely studied, but its medicinal applications as an antioxidant, antibacterial, and antitumor reagent are still poorly understood. Chlorophyll is the most important pigment in plants and algae, which not only provides food for organisms throughout the biosphere, but also plays an important role in a variety of human and man-made applications. The biological activity of chlorophyll is closely related to its chemical structure; its specific structure offers the possibility for its medicinal applications. This paper reviews the structural and functional roles of microalgal chlorophylls, commonly used extraction methods, and recent advances in medicine, to provide a theoretical basis for the standardization and commercial production and application of chlorophylls. Full article
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