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Bioactivity of Phycocolloids against the Mediterranean Protozoan Leishmania infantum : An Inceptive Study

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  • Simona Armeli Minicante

    (CNR-ISMAR, Institute of Marine Sciences, Arsenale 101-104, Castello 2737F, 30122 Venice, Italy)

  • Silvia Michelet

    (Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics, University Ca’ Foscari Venice, Dorsoduro 2137, 30123 Venice, Italy)

  • Federica Bruno

    (Centro di Referenza Nazionale per le Leishmaniosi (C.Re.Na.L.), Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia, Viale Gino Marinuzzi 3, 90129 Palermo, Italy)

  • Germano Castelli

    (Centro di Referenza Nazionale per le Leishmaniosi (C.Re.Na.L.), Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia, Viale Gino Marinuzzi 3, 90129 Palermo, Italy)

  • Fabrizio Vitale

    (Centro di Referenza Nazionale per le Leishmaniosi (C.Re.Na.L.), Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia, Viale Gino Marinuzzi 3, 90129 Palermo, Italy)

  • Adriano Sfriso

    (Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics, University Ca’ Foscari Venice, Dorsoduro 2137, 30123 Venice, Italy)

  • Marina Morabito

    (Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences (Botany), University of Messina, Salita Sperone 31, 98166 Messina, Italy)

  • Giuseppa Genovese

    (Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences (Botany), University of Messina, Salita Sperone 31, 98166 Messina, Italy)

Abstract

Sulfated polysaccharides from marine macroalgae have been shown to possess a variety of biological activities against fungi, bacteria, viruses, and protozoa. In this study, the in vitro activity of algal polysaccharides against Leishmania infantum (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae) was investigated. The polysaccharides were extracted from different macroalgae of the Mediterranean Sea: Chaetomorpha linum , Agardhiella subulata , Gracilaria viridis , Gracilaria bursa-pastoris , Hypnea cornuta , Sargassum muticum , and Undaria pinnatifida . Preliminary results showed a good anti-leishmanial activity of the investigated species, encouraging the focus on their use as natural resources in order to match integrated management strategies for the employment of local macroalgae.

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  • Simona Armeli Minicante & Silvia Michelet & Federica Bruno & Germano Castelli & Fabrizio Vitale & Adriano Sfriso & Marina Morabito & Giuseppa Genovese, 2016. "Bioactivity of Phycocolloids against the Mediterranean Protozoan Leishmania infantum : An Inceptive Study," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 8(11), pages 1-9, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:8:y:2016:i:11:p:1131-:d:82122
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    1. Damiano Spagnuolo & Antonio Di Martino & Vincenzo Zammuto & Simona Armeli Minicante & Antonio Spanò & Antonio Manghisi & Concetta Gugliandolo & Marina Morabito & Giuseppa Genovese, 2022. "Conventional vs. Innovative Protocols for the Extraction of Polysaccharides from Macroalgae," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(10), pages 1-15, May.
    2. Damiano Spagnuolo & Valentino Russo & Antonio Manghisi & Antonio Di Martino & Marina Morabito & Giuseppa Genovese & Patrizia Trifilò, 2022. "Screening on the Presence of Plant Growth Regulators in High Biomass Forming Seaweeds from the Ionian Sea (Mediterranean Sea)," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(7), pages 1-9, March.
    3. Simona Armeli Minicante & Lucia Bongiorni & Amelia De Lazzari, 2022. "Bio-Based Products from Mediterranean Seaweeds: Italian Opportunities and Challenges for a Sustainable Blue Economy," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(9), pages 1-22, May.

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