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Prostaglandins in Marine Organisms: A Review

Prostaglandins in Marine Organisms: A Review

Authors :
Federica Di Costanzo
Valeria Di Dato
Adrianna Ianora
Giovanna Romano
Source :
Marine Drugs, Vol 17, Iss 7, p 428 (2019)
Publication Year :
2019
Publisher :
MDPI AG, 2019.

Abstract

Prostaglandins (PGs) are lipid mediators belonging to the eicosanoid family. PGs were first discovered in mammals where they are key players in a great variety of physiological and pathological processes, for instance muscle and blood vessel tone regulation, inflammation, signaling, hemostasis, reproduction, and sleep-wake regulation. These molecules have successively been discovered in lower organisms, including marine invertebrates in which they play similar roles to those in mammals, being involved in the control of oogenesis and spermatogenesis, ion transport, and defense. Prostaglandins have also been found in some marine macroalgae of the genera Gracilaria and Laminaria and very recently the PGs pathway has been identified for the first time in some species of marine microalgae. In this review we report on the occurrence of prostaglandins in the marine environment and discuss the anti-inflammatory role of these molecules.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
16603397
Volume :
17
Issue :
7
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Marine Drugs
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.227f164670284434b2bfee2e30707453
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/md17070428