Effect of the lipid extract from the marine green algae Codium fragile (Suringar) Hariot 1889 on metabolic reactions under acute stress
In: Известия Российской академии наук. Серия биологическая, Heft 2
It was studied the effect of a lipid extract isolated from the marine green algae Codium fragile (Suringar) Hariot on the liver and blood biochemical indicators in mice under impact of acute stress (vertical fixation by the dorsal neck fold). The pharmacological effect of the C. fragile lipid extract was manifested in the restoration of lipid and carbohydrate metabolism, as well as in the normalization of the indicators of the endogenous antioxidant defense system under stress effect. The biological activity of the lipid extract of C. fragile, probably, is due to the action of its constituent polyunsaturated fatty acids of the ω-3 and ω-6 families. The lipid extract of C. fragile was not inferior to the reference Omega-3 preparation in restoring the body's metabolic reactions caused by the impact of the stress, however, it showed higher antioxidant activity.