Marine Algae as a Potential Source for Anti-diabetic Compounds - A Brief Review.
BACKGROUND
Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a major chronic metabolic disorder characterized by hyperglycemia that leads to several complications such as retinopathy, atherosclerosis, nephropathy, etc. In 2019, it was estimated that about 463 million people had diabetes, and it may increase up to 700 million in 2045. Marine macroalgae are the rich source of bioactive compounds for the treatment of diabetes mellitus.


OBJECTIVE
This review summarizes the recent epidemiology and possible use of marine macroalgae-derived bioactive compounds for the protection against chronic metabolic disease, diabetes mellitus and marine macroalgae as a nutraceutical supplement.


CONCLUSION
The present therapies available for diabetes treatment are oral medicines and insulin injections. But continuous use of synthetic medicines provides low therapeutic with many side effects. In continuing search of anti-diabetic drugs, marine macroalgae remain as a promising source with potent bioactivity. Among existing marine algae, red and brown algae are reported to show anti-diabetic activity. Hence, the present review focuses on the epidemiology, diabetes biomarkers and different secondary bioactive compounds present in marine macroalgae to treat diabetes mellitus.
['Rayapu|Lavanya|L|', 'Chakraborty|Kajal|K|', 'Valluru|Lokanatha|L|']
D003920:Diabetes Mellitus D019587:Dietary Supplements D006801:Humans D000459:Phaeophyta D012624:Seaweed
Diabetes mellitus metabolic disorder hyperglycemia anti-diabetic drugs brown marine algae red marine algae