Cytotoxicity and Inhibition of Nitric Oxide in Lipopolysaccharide Induced Mammalian Cell Lines by Aqueous Extracts of Brown Seaweed

• Main Authors: Irwandi, Jaswir,, Hammed Ademola, Monsur,, Azura, Amid,, Zahangir, Alam,, Mohammad Noor, Salleh,, Asiyanbi-Hammed, Tawakalit,, Senay, Simsek,, Fitri, Octavianti,
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan Oil Chemists Soc 2015
• Subjects: anti-inflammatory; macro-algae; polysaccharide; fucoidan; cytotoxicity

Aqueous extracts obtained from five Malaysian brown seaweeds, Sargassum duplicatum, Sargassum binderi, Sargassum fulvellum, Padina australis, and Turbinaria turbinata, were investigated for their abilities to inhibit nitric oxide (NO) production in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced macrophage RAW 264...