Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology· 2005Q2
Nutritional and Therapeutic Potential of Spirulina
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- 2005year
Short summary
Spirulina, a cyanobacterium, demonstrates significant immune-modulatory effects, corrects glucose and lipid profiles, inhibits enveloped viruses (herpes, CMV, influenza, HIV), and possesses anti-carcinogenic and organ-protective properties.
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Key points
- Spirulina enhances immune function by increasing macrophage phagocytosis, antibody/cytokine production, and T/B cell activity.
- It regulates lipid and carbohydrate metabolism, correcting glucose and lipid profiles in animals and diabetic patients.
- Spirulina preparations inhibit enveloped viruses including herpes, cytomegalovirus, influenza, and HIV.
- Antioxidant properties of Spirulina inhibit carcinogenesis and reduce liver, kidney, and testes toxicity.
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Abstract
Spirulina, a filamentous cyanobacterium, possesses diverse biological activities and nutritional significance due to high concentration of natural nutrients, having bio-modulatory and immuno-modulatory functions. Different Spirulina preparations influence immune system viz. increase phagocytic activity of macrophages, stimulating the production of antibodies and cytokines, increase accumulation of NK cells into tissue and activation and mobilization of T and B cells. Spirulina have also shown to perform regulatory role on lipid and carbohydrate metabolism by exhibiting glucose and lipid profile correcting activity in experimental animals and in diabetic patients. Preparations have been found to be active against several enveloped viruses including herpes virus, cytomegalovirus, influenza virus and HIV. They are capable to inhibit carcinogenesis due to anti-oxidant properties that protect tissues and also reduce toxicity of liver, kidney and testes.
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Molecular BiologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology