Oxidative stress: Noradrenaline as an integrator of responses in the neuroendocrine and immune systems of the ascidian Phallusia nigra.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2019.103573
Abstract: Neurotransmitters play key roles in regulating the homeostasis of organisms in stressful environments. Noradrenaline (NA) is the main neurotransmitter known to modulate immunological parameters, and is important in the crosstalk between the neuroendocrine and immune… read more here.
Keywords: neuroendocrine immune; phallusia nigra; stress; immune cells ... See more keywords
Non-Anticoagulant Heparan Sulfate from the Ascidian Phallusia nigra Prevents Colon Carcinoma Metastasis in Mice by Disrupting Platelet-Tumor Cell Interaction
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DOI: 10.3390/cancers12061353
Abstract: Although metastasis is the primary cause of death in patients with malignant solid tumors, efficient anti-metastatic therapies are not clinically available currently. Sulfated glycosaminoglycans from marine sources have shown promising pharmacological effects, acting on different… read more here.
Keywords: platelet tumor; phallusia nigra; heparan sulfate; metastasis ... See more keywords