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Prostaglandins in Marine Organisms: A Review
Prostaglandins in Marine Organisms: A Review
- Source :
- Marine Drugs, Vol 17, Iss 7, p 428 (2019)
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- MDPI AG, 2019.
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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