Astaxanthin, a dietary carotenoid, protects retinal cells against oxidative stress in-vitro and in mice in-vivo

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 60, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1365-1374

  Nakajima, Yoshimi ^a   Inokuchi, Yuta ^a   Shimazawa, Masamitsu ^a   Otsubo, Kazumasa ^b   Ishibashi, Takashi ^c   Hara, Hideaki ^a  

^a GIFU PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b ASAHI KASEI PHARMA CORPORATION   (Japan)

^c JAPAN ENERGY CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYNONENAL; 8 HYDROXYDEOXYGUANOSINE; ASTAXANTHIN; CAROTENOID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL PROTECTION; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DRUG EFFECT; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MOUSE; NEUROPROTECTION; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RETINA CELL; RETINA GANGLION CELL; RETINA INJURY;

EID: 52949135872     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1211/jpp.60.10.0013     Document Type: Article

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