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Review
. 2017 Mar 9;15(3):67.
doi: 10.3390/md15030067.

Bioactive Peptide of Marine Origin for the Prevention and Treatment of Non-Communicable Diseases

Ratih Pangestuti  1 , Se-Kwon Kim  2   3
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Bioactive Peptide of Marine Origin for the Prevention and Treatment of Non-Communicable Diseases

Ratih Pangestuti et al. Mar Drugs. .

Abstract

Non-communicable diseases (NCD) are the leading cause of death and disability worldwide. The four main leading causes of NCD are cardiovascular diseases, cancers, respiratory diseases and diabetes. Recognizing the devastating impact of NCD, novel prevention and treatment strategies are extensively sought. Marine organisms are considered as an important source of bioactive peptides that can exert biological functions to prevent and treatment of NCD. Recent pharmacological investigations reported cardio protective, anticancer, antioxidative, anti-diabetic, and anti-obesity effects of marine-derived bioactive peptides. Moreover, there is available evidence supporting the utilization of marine organisms and its bioactive peptides to alleviate NCD. Marine-derived bioactive peptides are alternative sources for synthetic ingredients that can contribute to a consumer's well-being, as a part of nutraceuticals and functional foods. This contribution focus on the bioactive peptides derived from marine organisms and elaborates its possible prevention and therapeutic roles in NCD.

Keywords: bioactive peptide; marine; non-communicable diseases; prevention; treatment.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Top four cause of death attributed to non-communicable diseases in the world (References: [1,2]).
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Potent renin and angiotensin-I converting enzyme inhibitory activity of marine-derived anti-hypertensive peptides.
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