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A comparative study of the anti-inflammatory, anticoagulant, antiangiogenic, and antiadhesive activities of nine different fucoidans from brown seaweeds

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Cumashi, Albana, Ushakova, Natalia A., Preobrazhenskaya, Marina E., D'Incecco, Armida, Piccoli, Antonio, Totani, Licia, Tinari, Nicola, Morozevich, Galina E. +10 more·2007·Glycobiology

Abstract

The anti-inflammatory, antiangiogenic, anticoagulant, and antiadhesive properties of fucoidans obtained from nine species of brown algae were studied in order to examine the influence of fucoidan origin and composition on their biological activities. All fucoidans inhibited leucocyte recruitment in an inflammation model in rats, and neither the content of fucose and sulfate nor other structural features of their polysaccharide backbones significantly affected the efficacy of fucoidans in this model. In vitro evaluation of P-selectin-mediated neutrophil adhesion to platelets under flow conditions revealed that only polysaccharides from Laminaria saccharina, L. digitata, Fucus evanescens, F. serratus, F. distichus, F. spiralis, and Ascophyllum nodosum could serve as P-selectin inhibitors. All fucoidans, except that from Cladosiphon okamuranus carrying substantial levels of 2-O-alpha-D-glucuronopyranosyl branches in the linear (1-->3)-linked poly-alpha-fucopyranoside chain, exhibited anticoagulant activity as measured by activated partial thromboplastin time whereas only fucoidans from L. saccharina, L. digitata, F. serratus, F. distichus, and F. evanescens displayed strong antithrombin activity in a platelet aggregation test. The last fucoidans potently inhibited human umbilical vein endothelial cell (HUVEC) tubulogenesis in vitro and this property correlated with decreased levels of plasminogen-activator inhibitor-1 in HUVEC supernatants, suggesting a possible mechanism of fucoidan-induced inhibition of tubulogenesis. Finally, fucoidans from L. saccharina, L. digitata, F. serratus, F. distichus, and F. vesiculosus strongly blocked MDA-MB-231 breast carcinoma cell adhesion to platelets, an effect which might have critical implications in tumor metastasis. The data presented herein provide a new rationale for the development of potential drugs for thrombosis, inflammation, and tumor progression.

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Cumashi, A., Ushakova, N. A., Preobrazhenskaya, M. E., D'Incecco, A., Piccoli, A., Totani, L., Tinari, N., Morozevich, G. E., Berman, A. E., Bilan, M. I., Usov, A. I., Ustyuzhanina, N. E., Grachev, A. A., Sanderson, C. J., Kelly, M., Rabinovich, G. A., Iacobelli, S., & Nifantiev, N. E.
Affiliations
  • University of Chieti-Pescara (IT)
  • Institute of Biomedical Chemistry (RU)
  • Mario Negri Sud Foundation (IT)
  • Russian Academy of Sciences (RU)
  • Scottish Association For Marine Science (GB)
  • Universidad de Buenos Aires (AR)
Venue
Glycobiology
Published
2007-02-12
Volume
17
Issue
5
Pages
541-552
ISSN
  • 0959-6658 (ISSN-L)
  • 1460-2423
OpenAlex
W2007020765
Cited by
1,026
References
57
Citations by year
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FWCI
31.73
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Glycobiology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Conicet (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
Funders
Russian Foundation for Basic Research
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Aquatic Science › Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds
  • Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Oceanography › Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Polysaccharides Composition and Applications
Keywords
fucoidan, brown algae, anti-inflammatory activity, anticoagulant activity, antiangiogenic activity, anti-adhesion activity, neutrophil adhesion, Laminaria, Fucus, Ascophyllum nodosum, Cladosiphon okamuranus, plasminogen activator inhibitor-1, tubulogenesis, metastasis, thrombosis, inflammation, sulfated polysaccharides
MeSH terms
Phaeophyceae, Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal, Blood Platelets, Cell Adhesion, Humans, Inflammation, Neoplasms, Polysaccharides, Seaweed, Thrombosis, Umbilical Veins, Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1, Angiogenesis Inhibitors, Endothelial Cells, Cell Line, Tumor

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