Title:Bioactives from Marine Organisms and their Potential Role as Matrix Metalloproteinase Inhibitors
Volume: 28
Issue: 41
Author(s): Noel Vinay Thomas, Apoorva Salomy Monica Diyya, Se-Kwon Kim, Kaeuis Aziz Faraj, Dlzar Dlshad Ghafoor, Zhong Ji Qian*Bereket Molla Tigabu
Affiliation:
- School of Chemistry and Environment, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China
Keywords:
Metalloproteinases, matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), matrix metalloproteinase inhibitory substances (MMPIs), marine natural products, marine MMPIs, cancer therapy, anti-angiogenesis, anti-cancer, metastasis.
Abstract: Recent research has revealed the role of metalloproteinases in a number of severe pathological illnesses,
including cardiac, cartilage, neurological, and cancer-related diseases that are fatal to humans. Metalloproteinases
are a subclass of endopeptidases that comprise structurally identical enzymes known as Matrix Metalloproteinases
(MMPs) that are solely involved in extracellular matrix degradation and play a significant regulatory
function in tissue remodeling. Improper regulation and expression of MMPs have been linked to several
life-threatening pathological conditions in humans. Hence there is an ever-growing interest in various research
communities to identify and report the Matrix Metalloproteinase Inhibitors (MMPIs). In spite of several chemically
synthesized MMPIs being available currently, several unpleasant side effects, un-successful clinical trials
have made use of synthetic MMPIs as a risky strategy. Several natural product researchers have strongly recommended
and reported many natural resources like plants, microorganisms, and animals as greater resources to
screen for bioactives that can function as potential natural MMPIs. Marine environment is one of the vast and
promising resources that harbor diverse forms of life known to synthesize biologically active compounds. These
bioactive compounds from marine organisms have been reported for their unparalleled biological effects
and have profound applications in cosmeceutical, nutraceutical, and pharmaceutical research. Several research
groups have reported an umpteen number of medicinally unmatched compounds from marine flora and fauna,
thus driving researchers to screen marine organisms for natural MMPIs. In this review, our group has reported
the potential MMPIs from marine organisms.