“…Meanwhile, at 50 μg/mL, they showed 88%, 61%, 60% and 57% reductions in iNOS mRNA expression, respectively, compared to the control group, while the highest reduction was observed at 100 μg/mL, showing 92%, 68%, 65% and 63% with respect to the control group, where MIF1 showed the highest inhibitory activity at all tested doses. This is supported by an investigation using fucoidan extracted from Sargassum fusiforme, where the results demonstrated the inhibition of NO production and PGE 2 by down-regulating iNOS and COX-2 [ 50 ]. Furthermore, a fucose-rich polysaccharide fraction of Chnoospora minima also decreased the production of PGE 2 , TNF-α, IL−1β, IL-6, NO, iNOS, and COX-2 expression in a dose-dependent manner.…”