Spirulina and Cancer-Cell Research: What the Linked Review Covers

Research note: This page draws on a review article, not a single experiment. ScienceDirect topic pages explain scientific terms; they are not primary research papers and cannot substantiate study findings on their own.

What the review covers

Bortolini and colleagues (2022) reviewed Spirulina composition, applications in functional foods and research across different biological activities. The cancer-related literature it discusses includes different compounds and experimental models.

How to interpret it

A review can help readers find research areas, but it does not make every underlying result a proven effect in people. Cell, animal and isolated-compound findings must be described as such and cited to the original study when a specific result is reported.

What this article does not establish

The cited review does not establish that eating Spirulina protects normal cells from cancer or treats lung or pancreatic cancer. It does not test SPRU fresh-frozen Spirulina as a cancer intervention.

Source

Bortolini et al. (2022), “Functional properties of bioactive compounds from Spirulina spp.: Current status and future trends” (review).