Fucoidin and sushi

I noticed in two of the four readings that there was the mention of using fucoidin.  So I thought I would look up to see what fucoidin is and where it comes from.  Fucoidin is a sulfated polysaccaride found in types brown seaweed and also within animals such as the sea cucumber.  There are two types of fucoidin (also spelled fucoidan and fucidin) F-fucoidin which is composed of greater then 95% sulfated esters of fucose and U-fucodin which is about 20% glucronic acid. Interestingly, along with enhancing recovery from ischemic strokes found in the papers read, in a japanese study in 2005 it was found that fucoidin could induce apoptosis in human lymphoma cell lines.  Another study conducted in France in 2002 found that fucoidin inhibited hyperplasia in rabbits. So as mentioned in a early post about drinking next time you get slammed while saki bombing, mix in a little wine and a sushi roll and your body will love all that much more.