Dietary Intake of Carotenoids and Their Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Effects in Cardiovascular Care

被引：205

作者：

Ciccone, Marco Matteo ^{[1
]}

Cortese, Francesca ^{[1
]}

Gesualdo, Michele ^{[1
]}

Carbonara, Santa ^{[1
]}

Zito, Annapaola ^{[1
]}

Ricci, Gabriella ^{[1
]}

De Pascalis, Francesca ^{[1
]}

Scicchitano, Pietro ^{[1
]}

Riccioni, Graziano ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Bari, Dept Emergency & Organ Transplantat DETO, Cardiovasc Dis Sect, I-70124 Bari, Italy

[2] San Camillo Lellis Hosp, Intens Cardiol Care Unit, I-71043 Manfredonia, Italy

来源：

MEDIATORS OF INFLAMMATION | 2013年 / 2013卷

关键词：

CORONARY-HEART-DISEASE; LOW-DENSITY-LIPOPROTEIN; ACUTE MYOCARDIAL-INFARCTION; ARTERY RISK DEVELOPMENT; SERUM BETA-CAROTENE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; VITAMIN-C; PLASMA CAROTENOIDS; ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL; HAEMATOCOCCUS ASTAXANTHIN;

D O I：

10.1155/2013/782137

中图分类号：

Q2 [细胞生物学];

学科分类号：

071009 ; 090102 ;

摘要：

Cardiovascular disease related to atherosclerosis represents nowadays the largest cause of morbidity and mortality in developed countries. Due to inflammatory nature of atherosclerosis, several studies had been conducted in order to search for substances with anti-inflammatory activity on arterial walls, able to exert beneficial roles on health. Researches investigated the role of dietary carotenoids supplementation on cardiovascular disease, due to their free radicals scavenger properties and their skills in improving low-density lipoprotein cholesterol resistance to oxidation. Nevertheless, literature data are conflicting: although some studies found a positive relationship between carotenoids supplementation and cardiovascular risk reduction, others did not find any positive effects or even prooxidant actions. This paper aimed at defining the role of carotenoids supplementation on cardiovascular risk profile by reviewing literature data, paying attention to those carotenoids more present in our diet (beta-carotene, alpha-carotene, beta-cryptoxanthin, lycopene, lutein, zeaxanthin, and astaxanthin).

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