Preclinical antitoxic properties of<i>Spirulina</i>(<i>Arthrospira</i>)

Martínez-Galero, Elizdath; Pérez-Pasten, Ricardo; Pérez-Juárez, Angélica; Castillo, Luis; Gutiérrez-Salmeán, Gabriela; Chamorro, G

doi:10.3109/13880209.2015.1077464

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“…e present findings showed that this species has important mineral elements (Ca, Mg, K, Na, P) (Table 4). erefore, we can confirm that these results were in accordance with those reported in earlier works [29]. Our species was screened for potential heavy metals whose results showed very few or no heavy metals (Fe, Zn, Mn, Cu) (Table 5).…”

Section: Determination Of Minerals and Heavy Metalssupporting

confidence: 92%

“…is species contains protein twice as much as soybeans and thrice as much as meat [29,30]. A promising rate of essential amino acids was found in the investigated species including glutamic and threonine acids (5042.29 ± 374.19 mg/kg and 131.39 ± 1.96 mg/kg, respectively), which quantitatively Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine exceeded those reported in species from different cultivars [30].…”

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confidence: 75%

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Physicochemical Evaluation of Edible Cyanobacterium Arthrospira platensis Collected from the South Atlantic Coast of Morocco: A Promising Source of Dietary Supplements

Ennaji

Bourhia

Ikram

et al. 2021

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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The cyanobacterium Arthrospira platensis (A. platensis)—a genus of nonheterocystous filamentous cyanobacteria—is used in industrial applications and as a food supply. The current research work aims to study the physicochemical characteristics of A. platensis indigenous to the Moroccan Atlantic coast at Laayoune (Foum El Oued lagoon). The contents of proteins, carbohydrates, vitamins, lipids, minerals, heavy metals, energy value, humidity, ash, pigments, and tannins in A. platensis were investigated using protocols as described in the earlier literature. The values of protein, carbohydrate, and lipid contents in A. platensis were 58.9 ± 0.07, 14.67, and 45.54% respectively. The values of vitamins B2 and B3 dosed in A. platensis were 1.31 ± 0.19 and 30.8 ± 0.001 mg/kg, respectively. The values of heavy metals including lead and chromium were 70 ± 4.5 and 5 ± 0.5 PPB (parts-per-billion), respectively; however, no trace concerning cadmium was detected. The values of energy value, humidity, and ash content were 346.48 ± 0.21, 11.6 ± 0.17%, and 9.1 ± 0.21% kcal/100 g, respectively. The results of pigment content showed the presence of chlorophyll b, chlorophyll a, and carotenoids of 37.506 ± 3.38, 26.066 ± 3.08, and 9.52 ± 0.22 mg/g, respectively. The results obtained revealed that A. platensis indigenous to the Moroccan Atlantic coast at Laayoune was found to be very rich in proteins, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, ash, and pigments and lower in heavy metals and saturated fats when compared with species investigated in the literature. Thus, A. platensis indigenous to the Moroccan Atlantic coast at Laayoune fulfills the requirements for being used as dietary supplements.

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Section: Determination Of Minerals and Heavy Metalssupporting

confidence: 92%

Section: Protein Content Determinationmentioning

confidence: 75%

Physicochemical Evaluation of Edible Cyanobacterium Arthrospira platensis Collected from the South Atlantic Coast of Morocco: A Promising Source of Dietary Supplements

Ennaji

Bourhia

Ikram

et al. 2021

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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“…Spirulina, an edible cyanobacteria which is extremely rich in nutrients including proteins, essential amino acids, β‐carotene, chlorophyll and mineral elements, can be used as functional foods with cereals, legumes, pastry, and so on (Martínez‐Galero et al, ) for the medical properties of anti‐inflammatory, anticancer, antihyperglycemia, and antihypertension (Saranraj & Sivasakthi, ; Soheili & Khosravi 2011; Vo, Ryu, & Kim, ; Wu et al, ). The character of high protein content (60% to 80%) makes it an excellent food source of bioactive peptides.…”

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confidence: 99%

Transport of ACE Inhibitory Peptides Ile‐Gln‐Pro and Val‐Glu‐Pro Derived from Spirulina platensis Across Caco‐2 Monolayers

Chen

et al. 2018

Journal of Food Science

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Bioactive peptides derived from food proteins have been considered as potentially ideal products to reduce hypertension because of their safety and positive impacts on health. IQP and VEP are the 2 ACE inhibitory peptides derived from Spirulina platensis, a kind of edible cyanobacteria with rich nutrition and multiple physiological functions, and were demonstrated to inhibit ACE and lower blood pressure in spontaneously hypertensive rats. However, it is prerequisite that such bioactive peptides must be absorbed intact across the intestinal epithelium, so as to exert antihypertensive effects in vivo. This study evaluated transepithelial transport mechanisms of IQP and VEP. It contributes to the study of Spirulina in lowering blood pressure and supports the development of bioactive peptide products.

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“…Spirulina is widely produced and commercialized as a dietary supplement for treatment of malnutrition and modulating immune functions, as well as ameliorating a variety of diseases [ 1 ] including obesity, hypercholesterolemia, arterial hypertension [ 7 ], insulin-resistance [ 8 ], diabetes mellitus [ 6 9 ] and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease [ 10 ]. In addition, some studies have shown that spirulina has beneficial effects on the reduction of drug toxicity [ 11 ] and immunostimulant effects [ 12 13 ]. We have already reported on the effect of spirulina for lipid lowering, immune response, and antioxidant capacity in Korean elderly [ 14 ].…”

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The influence of obesity on the effects of spirulina supplementation in the human metabolic response of Korean elderly

Park

Lee

2016

Nutr Res Pract

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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVESSpirulina, a blue-green alga, is widely produced and commercialized as a dietary supplement with bio- and immune-modulatory functions. We have previously shown that spirulina had favorable effects on lipid profiles, immune functions, and antioxidant capacity in healthy Korean elderly. Despite favorable effect of spirulina supplementation, some sub-populations have shown a poor response to supplementation. Obesity is a factor related to poor-response. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the immuno-modulation, antioxidant capacity, and lipid-lowering effect of spirulina in obese and non-obese Korean elderly.SUBJECTS/METHODSThe subjects were 78 elderly aged 60-87 years. In a randomized double blind, placebo-controlled study, subjects were fed either placebo or spirulina daily, at 8 g for 12 weeks. Subjects were divided into the non-obese group and the obese group based on body mass index (BMI) criteria for Asians suggested by the International Obesity Task Force: BMI < 25 kg/m2 (non-obese) and BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (obese).RESULTSIn the non-obese group, spirulina supplementation showed a significant lowering effect on plasma concentration of total cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol, a significant increase in interleukin (IL)-2 concentration (P < 0.01) and a significant increment (P < 0.05) in IL-2/IL-6 ratio, and a significant increase in total antioxidant status level and a significant decrease in thiobarbituric acid reactive substances level. However, these effects were not observed in the obese group.CONCLUSIONSThese results demonstrated that blood lipid lowering and immune and antioxidant improving response for spirulina supplement was affected by obesity in Korean elderly.

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Preclinical antitoxic properties ofSpirulina(Arthrospira)

Cited by 22 publications

References 54 publications

Physicochemical Evaluation of Edible Cyanobacterium Arthrospira platensis Collected from the South Atlantic Coast of Morocco: A Promising Source of Dietary Supplements

Physicochemical Evaluation of Edible Cyanobacterium Arthrospira platensis Collected from the South Atlantic Coast of Morocco: A Promising Source of Dietary Supplements

Transport of ACE Inhibitory Peptides Ile‐Gln‐Pro and Val‐Glu‐Pro Derived from Spirulina platensis Across Caco‐2 Monolayers

The influence of obesity on the effects of spirulina supplementation in the human metabolic response of Korean elderly

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