Putative benefits of microalgal astaxanthin on exercise and human health
Rev. bras. farmacogn
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21(2): 283-289, mar.-abr. 2011. graf, tab
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ABSTRACT
Astaxanthin (ASTA) is a pinkish-orange carotenoid produced by microalgae, but also commonly found in shrimp, lobster and salmon, which accumulate ASTA from the aquatic food chain. Numerous studies have addressed the benefits of ASTA for human health, including the inhibition of LDL oxidation, UV-photoprotection and prophylaxis of bacterial stomach ulcers. ASTA is recognized as a powerful scavenger of reactive oxygen species (ROS), especially those involved in lipid peroxidation. Both aerobic and anaerobic exercise are closely related to overproduction of ROS in muscle tissue. Post-exercise inflammatory processes can even exacerbate the oxidative stress imposed by exercise. Thus, ASTA is suggested here as a putative nutritional alternative/coadjutant for antioxidant therapy to afford additional protection to muscle tissues against oxidative damage induced by exercise, as well as for an (overall) integrative redox re-balance and general human health.
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Rev. bras. farmacogn
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Farmácia
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2011
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Brasil
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Universidade Cruzeiro do Sul/BR
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Universidade Federal do Paraná/BR
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