Bioactive Marine Drugs and Marine Biomaterials for Brain Diseases

Bioactive Marine Drugs and Marine Biomaterials for Brain Diseases

Marine invertebrates produce a plethora of bioactive compounds, which serve as inspiration for marine biotechnology, particularly in drug discovery programs and biomaterials development. This review aims to summarize the potential of drugs derived from marine invertebrates in the field of neuroscien...

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Main Authors: Clara Grosso, Patrícia Valentão, Federico Ferreres, Paula B. Andrade
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-05-01
Series:Marine Drugs
Subjects:
aragonite
conotoxins
neurodegeneration
neuroinflammation
Aβ peptide
tau hyperphosphorylation
protein kinases
receptors
voltage-dependent ion channels
cyclooxygenases
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/12/5/2539

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