Plexaura

 

Plexaura
Black sea rod (Plexaura homomalla)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Subphylum: Anthozoa
Class: Octocorallia
Order: Malacalcyonacea
Family: Plexauridae
Genus: Plexaura
Lamouroux, 1812 [1]
Species
See text

Plexaura
Black sea rod (Plexaura homomalla)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Subphylum: Anthozoa
Class: Octocorallia
Order: Malacalcyonacea
Family: Plexauridae
Genus: Plexaura
Lamouroux, 1812 [1]
Species
See text

Plexaura is a genus of gorgonian-type octocorals in the family Plexauridae.

Medical research

Plexaura is a coral that has a large amount of prostaglandins making it a great natural source of a compound called Prostaglandin A2. Prostaglandins can be extracted from Plexaura using dichloromethane/methanol and a rotary evaporator.Research indicates that Prostaglandin A2 may have activity against cancer. Under laboratory conditions prostaglandin A2 was able to inhibit enzymes present in some cancer cells. Prostaglandin A2 has shown to have cytotoxic activity towards both breast cancer and lung cancer cells.[2] Treatment with prostaglandin A2 was also found to have major benefits for lung endothelial cells. Increasing recovery rates, decreasing inflammation and enhancing the endothelial cell barrier.[3] This compound may have the potential to help people suffering from a respiratory infection recover quicker and easier with less chance of another infection due to the strengthening of the endothelial cell barrier.

Species

The World Register of Marine Species lists these species:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c van Ofwegen, Leen (2010). "Plexaura Lamouroux, 1812". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2012-04-09.
  2. ^ Hurtado, Diana Ximena; Castellanos, Fabio A.; Coy-Barrera, Ericsson; Tello, Edisson (2020-02-27). "Prostaglandins Isolated from the Octocoral Plexaura homomalla: In Silico and In Vitro Studies Against Different Enzymes of Cancer". Marine Drugs. 18 (3): 141. doi:10.3390/md18030141. ISSN 1660-3397. PMC 7143862. PMID 32121035.
  3. ^ Ohmura, Tomomi; Tian, Yufeng; Sarich, Nicolene; Ke, Yunbo; Meliton, Angelo; Shah, Alok S.; Andreasson, Katrin; Birukov, Konstantin G.; Birukova, Anna A. (2017-06-15). "Regulation of lung endothelial permeability and inflammatory responses by prostaglandin A2: role of EP4 receptor". Molecular Biology of the Cell. 28 (12): 1622–1635. doi:10.1091/mbc.E16-09-0639. ISSN 1059-1524. PMC 5469606. PMID 28428256.

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