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Impact of Astaxanthin on Diabetes Pathogenesis and Chronic Complications

Oxidative stress (OS) plays a pivotal role in diabetes mellitus (DM) onset, progression, and chronic complications. Hyperglycemia-induced reactive oxygen species...

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Protective effects of astaxanthin on a combination of D-galactose and jet lag-induced aging model in mice

Oxidative stress caused free radical and mitochondrial damage plays a critical role in the progression of aging and age-related damage...

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Geroneuroprotectors: Effective Geroprotectors for the Brain

Geroprotectors are compounds that slow the rate of biological aging and therefore may reduce the incidence of age-associated diseases such...

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Astaxanthin as a Putative Geroprotector: Molecular Basis and Focus on Brain Aging

In recent years, the scientific interest in natural compounds with geroprotective activities has grown exponentially. Among the various naturally derived...

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Astaxanthin but not quercetin preserves mitochondrial integrity and function, ameliorates oxidative stress, and reduces heat-induced skeletal muscle injury

Heat stress causes mitochondrial dysfunction and increases mitochondrial production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), both of which contribute to heat-induced...

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Inhibitory Effect of Astaxanthin on Oxidative Stress-Induced Mitochondrial Dysfunction-A Mini-Review

Oxidative stress is a major contributor to the pathogenesis of various human diseases as well as to the aging process....

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Astaxanthin: sources, extraction, stability, biological activities and its commercial applications--a review

There is currently much interest in biological active compounds derived from natural resources, especially compounds that can efficiently act on...

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Larch arabinogalactan for dry eye protection and treatment of corneal lesions: investigations in rabbits

Purpose: The aim of the present study was to investigate the corneal protective and healing properties of arabinogalactan (AG), a...

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Interaction of arabinogalactan with mucins

Arabinogalactan is a naturally-occurring, densely branched, polysaccharide mainly made-up of galactose and arabinose with variable amounts of uronic acids, which...

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