This study aimed to evaluate the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities of L. ethanol extract (LCEE) and water extract (LCWE) . We primarily evaluated the improvement effect of LCWE and LCEE on hydrogen peroxide (HO)-induced oxidative damage and lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammatory damage in RAW 264.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOsteoporosis is one of the most common bone diseases, occurring due to an imbalance between bone formation and bone resorption. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of Ishige sinicola, a brown alga, on osteoblast differentiation through the activation of the bone morphogenetic protein 2 (BMP-2)/runt-related transcription factor 2 (Runx2) signalling pathway in MC3T3-E1 cells. A cell proliferation assay, alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity assay, alizarin red staining, and expression analysis of osteoblastic genes were carried out to assess MC3T3-E1 cell proliferation and osteoblastic differentiation.
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