抄録
Astaxanthin is a natural antioxidant carotenoid that occurs in a wide variety of living organisms. We investigated the effects of astaxanthin supplementation in obese mice fed a high-fat diet. Astaxanthin inhibited the increases in body weight and weight of adipose tissue that result from feeding a high-fat diet. In addition, astaxanthin reduced liver weight, liver triglyceride, plasma triglyceride, and total cholesterol. These results suggest that astaxanthin might be of value in reducing the likelihood of obesity and metabolic syndrome in affluent societies.
本文言語 | English |
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ページ(範囲) | 893-899 |
ページ数 | 7 |
ジャーナル | Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry |
巻 | 71 |
号 | 4 |
DOI | |
出版ステータス | Published - 2007 |
外部発表 | はい |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- バイオエンジニアリング
- バイオテクノロジー
- 生化学
- 生化学、遺伝学、分子生物学(全般)
- 化学(その他)
- 応用微生物学とバイオテクノロジー
- 食品科学