The effect of lutein on eye and extra-eye health

Nutrients

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2018, Pages

  Buscemi, Silvio ^a   Corleo, Davide ^a   Di Pace, Francesco ^a   Petroni, Maria Letizia ^b   Satriano, Angela ^c   Marchesini, Giulio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN DONATO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Age related macular degeneration; Antioxidants; Cancer; Cardiovascular health; Carotenoids; Cataract; Cognitive performances; Eye health; Lutein

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; INTERLEUKIN 6; IRON; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; XANTHOPHYLL;

AGE RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; BLINDNESS; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CYTOTOXICITY; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; DRUG SAFETY; HEALTH; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); NEUROPROTECTION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; VISUAL ACUITY; ANIMAL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; EYE; EYE DISEASE; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; PROTECTION;

ANIMALS; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EYE; EYE DISEASES; HUMANS; LUTEIN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PROGNOSIS; PROTECTIVE FACTORS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 85053794431     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20726643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nu10091321     Document Type: Review

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