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. 2021 May 27;26(11):3225. doi: 10.3390/molecules26113225

Table 1.

Described mechanisms of fish- and shellfish-derived protein products.

Protein Product Source Preparation Method Model(s) Mechanism(s) Reference
Peptides: IVPAS, FDKPVSPLL Herring Milt From Hydrolysate
Enzyme(s): mix (confidential)
Cellular: LPS-stimulated J774 mouse macrophage cells Inhibition of iNOS activity,
oxygen radical scavenging.
[43]
Peptide: EGLLGDVF Green mussel From Hydrolysate
Enzyme(s): Alcalase
Cellular: LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 mouse macrophage cells Downregulation of iNOS and COX-2 protein expression. [56]
Peptide:
LGLGAAVL
Marine crab leg muscle From Hydrolysate
Enzyme(s): Trypsin
Cellular: LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 mouse macrophage cells Suppression of COX-2 expression. [24]
Hydrolysate Threadfin bream muscle protein Hydrolysate fraction: Treated with ultrasound 300W, and Microwave 100W
Enzyme(s): Alcalase
Chemical: ABTS and DPPH radical scavenging assays
Cellular: H2O2-stimulated RAW 264.7 mouse macrophage cells
Radical scavenging.
Upregulation of SOD and CAT activity.
Downregulation of TNF-α and IL-1β.
[51]
Collagen Peptide Fraction: <3 kDa collagen peptide Milkfish scales Collagen extraction and ultrafiltration Chemical: Lox-1 activity and nitric oxide radical production assays Decrease in ROS and RNS activity via inhibition of lipoxygenase and NO [14]
Hydrolysate: high molecular weight (>5 kDa) fraction Blue mussel From Hydrolysate:
Enzyme: Pepsin
Cellular: LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 mouse macrophage cells Inhibition of iNOS and COX-2 gene expression and reduction in TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-1β.
Inhibition of of NF-κB translocation by preventing phosphorylation of IκBα and inhibition of PGE2 secretion.
[61]
Peptide: YA Oyster From Hydrolysate
Enzyme(s): Protamex, and Neutrase
Chemical: COX-2 and 5-LOX activity assays
Cellular: IL-1β and TNF-α mRNA expression in EtOH induced Chang liver cells
Inhibition of COX-2 and 5-LO, and a reduction in IL-1β, TNF-α [70]
Peptides:
KIWHHTF, VHYAGTVDY, HLDDALRGQE
Sturgeon back muscle From Hydrolysate
Enzyme(s): Pepsin
Cellular: LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 mouse macrophage cells Downregulation of JNK and p38 phosphoylation. Decrease in IL-1β and IL-6. Upregulation of SOD activity. [46]
Hydrolysates Anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) viscera From Hydrolysate
Enzyme(s): Protamex, Flavourzyme, and Alcalase
Cellular: LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 mouse macrophage cells
in vivo: female six-month-old B6.129P2-ApoE−/− mice
Inhibition of COX-2 and the nuclear translocation of NF-κB by preventing phosphorylation of IκBα. Modulation of iNOS, MnSOD and HO-1 expression.
Downregulation of TNF-α, IL-1α, and IL-6, and modulation of SOD, catalase (CAT), Glutathione peroxidase (Gpx), and Heme oxygenase in mice aorta and heart tissue.
[15]
Hydrolysate Fraction: <1.5 kDa Sturgeon Muscle From Hydrolysate
Enzyme(s): Pepsin
Chemical: ABTS and DPPH radical scavenging assays
Cellular: LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 mouse macrophage cells
Radical scavenging.
Inhibition of IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α, and phosphrylation of MAPKs/IκBα
[63]
Peptides: SNKGGGRPN, PGVATAPTH, LLGLGLPPA Salmon Bones From Hydrolysate
Enzyme(s): Papain
Cellular: LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 mouse macrophage cells Inhibition of NO, COX-2, IL-6, iNOS, and TNF-α mRNA [44]
Peptide: HKGQCC Saltwater clams
(Meretrix meretrix)
From Hydrolysate
Enzyme(s):
Trypsin
Chemical: Albumin denaturation assay
Cellular: Human red blood cell (HRBC) stabilization assay
Cellular: LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 mouse macrophage cells
in vivo: 6–7 month old wild type zebrafish
Inhibition of NO, TNF-α, IL-1β, and COX-2 in LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells
Inhibition of TNF-α, IL-1β, iNOS, and COX-2 mRNA in LPS-stimulated Zebrafish
[48]
Peptide: PAY Salmon pectoral fin From Hydrolysate
Enzyme: Pepsin
Cellular: LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 mouse macrophage cells Inhibition of NO/iNOS, PGE2/COX-2 pathways. Reduced TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-1β expression. [65]
Hydrolysates Sandfish (Arctoscopus japonicus) muscle (MHA) and roe (RHC) From Hydrolysate
Enzymes:
Collupulin MG (RHC), and Alcalase (MHA)
Chemical: DPPH radical scavenging assay Radical scavenging. [82]