Immunomodulatory Activities of Marine Products
A special issue of Marine Drugs (ISSN 1660-3397). This special issue belongs to the section "Marine Pharmacology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2024 | Viewed by 1373
Special Issue Editor
Interests: the functional materials from marine organisms; the functional marine lipids and fatty acids; immune regulation and anti-inflammation; eicosanoid and immune regulation
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Homeostasis for the immune system is critical to maintaining cellular processes, and diverse bio-functional materials have been developed for human physiology associated with immunity. Immune cells such as macrophages and NK cells prevent host infection and erase cancer cells, correlated with immune regulation in cancer therapy. Immune-associated organs like the spleen and thymus include immune cells such as monocytes and macrophages with B and T lymphocyte cells for immune modulation, and the immune biomarkers show the immune status.
Recently, marine natural products have received considerable attention because of their bio-functional activity for immune regulation, and a variety of marine sources such as starfish, seaweed, sea cucumber, and sea squirt have been researched to modulate immune systems and to protect against many chronic diseases and physiological problems for human health.
Dr. Woo Jung Park
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- marine natural products
- immune modulation/regulation
- biological activity
- immune function
- functional marine materials
- marine extracts
- marine organisms
- anti-inflammation
- physiological regulation
- human immune health
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