Recent Advances in Research on Inhibitory Effects of Seaweed Extracts Against Parasites
Parasitic diseases pose a serious threat to the health of humans and the steady development of livestock husbandry. Although there are certain drug-based treatment methods, with the widespread application of drugs, various parasites are gradually developing drug resistance. Natural products are high...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
MDPI AG
2025-04-01
|
| Series: | Marine Drugs |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/23/4/171 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1850143702167584768 |
|---|---|
| author | Wenbing Cheng Xiangyang Yang Dengfeng Yang Ting Zhang Liguang Tian Jiahao Dao Zheng Feng Wei Hu |
| author_facet | Wenbing Cheng Xiangyang Yang Dengfeng Yang Ting Zhang Liguang Tian Jiahao Dao Zheng Feng Wei Hu |
| author_sort | Wenbing Cheng |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Parasitic diseases pose a serious threat to the health of humans and the steady development of livestock husbandry. Although there are certain drug-based treatment methods, with the widespread application of drugs, various parasites are gradually developing drug resistance. Natural products are highly favored by researchers due to their characteristics such as low toxicity, multi-target effects, and low risk of drug resistance. The ocean, as the largest treasure trove of biological resources on Earth, has a special ecosystem (high pressure, high salt, and low oxygen). This enables marine organisms to develop a large number of unique structures during their survival competition. So far, a variety of compounds, such as terpenoids, have been isolated from the algae. As potential drugs, these compounds have certain curative effects on various diseases, including tumors, parasitic diseases, Alzheimer’s disease, and tuberculosis. This paper systematically reviews and analyzes the current advances in research on the antiparasite effects of seaweed extracts. The primary objective of this research is to formulate a conceptual foundation for marine pharmaceutical exploration, focusing on the creation of innovative marine-based medicinal compounds to overcome the emerging problem of parasite resistance to conventional treatments. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-454f5a89ce444213a160ffaa8cfcf4d8 |
| institution | OA Journals |
| issn | 1660-3397 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2025-04-01 |
| publisher | MDPI AG |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Marine Drugs |
| spelling | doaj-art-454f5a89ce444213a160ffaa8cfcf4d82025-08-20T02:28:37ZengMDPI AGMarine Drugs1660-33972025-04-0123417110.3390/md23040171Recent Advances in Research on Inhibitory Effects of Seaweed Extracts Against ParasitesWenbing Cheng0Xiangyang Yang1Dengfeng Yang2Ting Zhang3Liguang Tian4Jiahao Dao5Zheng Feng6Wei Hu7State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Regulation and Breeding of Grassland Livestock, Inner Mongolia Engineering Technology Research Center of Germplasm Resources Conservation and Utilization, School of Life Sciences, Inner Mongolia University, Yuquan District, Hohhot 010000, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Regulation and Breeding of Grassland Livestock, Inner Mongolia Engineering Technology Research Center of Germplasm Resources Conservation and Utilization, School of Life Sciences, Inner Mongolia University, Yuquan District, Hohhot 010000, ChinaGuangxi Key Laboratory of Marine Natural Products and Combinatorial Biosynthesis Chemistry, Guangxi Beibu Gulf Marine Research Center, Guangxi Academy of Sciences, Daling Road No. 98, Nanning 530007, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Regulation and Breeding of Grassland Livestock, Inner Mongolia Engineering Technology Research Center of Germplasm Resources Conservation and Utilization, School of Life Sciences, Inner Mongolia University, Yuquan District, Hohhot 010000, ChinaNational Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research), NHC Key Laboratory of Parasite and Vector Biology, WHO Collaborating Center for Tropical Diseases, National Center for International Research on Tropical Diseases, 207 Ruijin 2 Road, Shanghai 200025, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Regulation and Breeding of Grassland Livestock, Inner Mongolia Engineering Technology Research Center of Germplasm Resources Conservation and Utilization, School of Life Sciences, Inner Mongolia University, Yuquan District, Hohhot 010000, ChinaNational Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research), NHC Key Laboratory of Parasite and Vector Biology, WHO Collaborating Center for Tropical Diseases, National Center for International Research on Tropical Diseases, 207 Ruijin 2 Road, Shanghai 200025, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Regulation and Breeding of Grassland Livestock, Inner Mongolia Engineering Technology Research Center of Germplasm Resources Conservation and Utilization, School of Life Sciences, Inner Mongolia University, Yuquan District, Hohhot 010000, ChinaParasitic diseases pose a serious threat to the health of humans and the steady development of livestock husbandry. Although there are certain drug-based treatment methods, with the widespread application of drugs, various parasites are gradually developing drug resistance. Natural products are highly favored by researchers due to their characteristics such as low toxicity, multi-target effects, and low risk of drug resistance. The ocean, as the largest treasure trove of biological resources on Earth, has a special ecosystem (high pressure, high salt, and low oxygen). This enables marine organisms to develop a large number of unique structures during their survival competition. So far, a variety of compounds, such as terpenoids, have been isolated from the algae. As potential drugs, these compounds have certain curative effects on various diseases, including tumors, parasitic diseases, Alzheimer’s disease, and tuberculosis. This paper systematically reviews and analyzes the current advances in research on the antiparasite effects of seaweed extracts. The primary objective of this research is to formulate a conceptual foundation for marine pharmaceutical exploration, focusing on the creation of innovative marine-based medicinal compounds to overcome the emerging problem of parasite resistance to conventional treatments.https://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/23/4/171parasitedrug resistancenatural productoceanterpenoidsalgae |
| spellingShingle | Wenbing Cheng Xiangyang Yang Dengfeng Yang Ting Zhang Liguang Tian Jiahao Dao Zheng Feng Wei Hu Recent Advances in Research on Inhibitory Effects of Seaweed Extracts Against Parasites Marine Drugs parasite drug resistance natural product ocean terpenoids algae |
| title | Recent Advances in Research on Inhibitory Effects of Seaweed Extracts Against Parasites |
| title_full | Recent Advances in Research on Inhibitory Effects of Seaweed Extracts Against Parasites |
| title_fullStr | Recent Advances in Research on Inhibitory Effects of Seaweed Extracts Against Parasites |
| title_full_unstemmed | Recent Advances in Research on Inhibitory Effects of Seaweed Extracts Against Parasites |
| title_short | Recent Advances in Research on Inhibitory Effects of Seaweed Extracts Against Parasites |
| title_sort | recent advances in research on inhibitory effects of seaweed extracts against parasites |
| topic | parasite drug resistance natural product ocean terpenoids algae |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/23/4/171 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT wenbingcheng recentadvancesinresearchoninhibitoryeffectsofseaweedextractsagainstparasites AT xiangyangyang recentadvancesinresearchoninhibitoryeffectsofseaweedextractsagainstparasites AT dengfengyang recentadvancesinresearchoninhibitoryeffectsofseaweedextractsagainstparasites AT tingzhang recentadvancesinresearchoninhibitoryeffectsofseaweedextractsagainstparasites AT liguangtian recentadvancesinresearchoninhibitoryeffectsofseaweedextractsagainstparasites AT jiahaodao recentadvancesinresearchoninhibitoryeffectsofseaweedextractsagainstparasites AT zhengfeng recentadvancesinresearchoninhibitoryeffectsofseaweedextractsagainstparasites AT weihu recentadvancesinresearchoninhibitoryeffectsofseaweedextractsagainstparasites |