Nutritional importance of carotenoids and their effect on liver health: A review

LI Elvira-Torales, J García-Alonso, MJ Periago-Castón - Antioxidants, 2019 - mdpi.com
The consumption of carotenoids has beneficial effects on health, reducing the risk of certain
forms of cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and macular degeneration, among others. The …

[HTML][HTML] Carotenoids and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

B Yilmaz, K Sahin, H Bilen, IH Bahcecioglu… - … surgery and nutrition, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a growing health problem around the world,
especially in developed countries. NAFLD includes all cases of fatty liver disease from …

[HTML][HTML] Health benefits of carotenoids: a role of carotenoids in the prevention of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Y Lee, S Hu, YK Park, JY Lee - Preventive nutrition and food …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the most common chronic liver diseases
with a prevalence of~ 25% worldwide. NAFLD includes simple hepatic steatosis, non …

[HTML][HTML] Carotenoids and fatty liver disease: Current knowledge and research gaps

RD Clugston - Biochimica et biophysica acta (BBA)-Molecular and cell …, 2020 - Elsevier
Carotenoids form an important part of the human diet, consumption of which has been
associated with many health benefits. With the growing global burden of liver disease …

β-Carotene and lutein protect HepG2 human liver cells against oxidant-induced damage

KR Martin, ML Failla, JC Smith Jr - The Journal of nutrition, 1996 - Elsevier
Numerous epidemiological studies support a strong inverse relationship between
consumption of carotenoid-rich fruits and vegetables and the incidence of some …

Potential role of carotenoids as antioxidants in human health and disease

J Fiedor, K Burda - Nutrients, 2014 - mdpi.com
Carotenoids constitute a ubiquitous group of isoprenoid pigments. They are very efficient
physical quenchers of singlet oxygen and scavengers of other reactive oxygen species …

Antioxidant properties of carotenoids in vitro and in vivo

S Kiokias, MH Gordon - Food Reviews International, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
Carotenoids are a class of natural pigments familiar to all through the orange–red to yellow
colors of many fruits, vegetables, and flowers, as well as for the provitamin A activity that …

Dietary carotenoids and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease among US adults, NHANES 2003–2014

K Christensen, T Lawler, J Mares - Nutrients, 2019 - mdpi.com
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is highly prevalent worldwide. Oxidative stress is
thought to be a major mechanism, and previous epidemiological studies found higher serum …

Novel action of carotenoids on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: macrophage polarization and liver homeostasis

Y Ni, F Zhuge, M Nagashimada, T Ota - Nutrients, 2016 - mdpi.com
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common chronic liver disease. It is
characterized by a wide spectrum of hepatic changes, which may progress to non-alcoholic …

Functional properties of carotenoids originating from algae

E Christaki, E Bonos, I Giannenas… - Journal of the …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Carotenoids are isoprenoid molecules which are synthesised de novo by photosynthetic
plants, fungi and algae and are responsible for the orange, yellow and some red colours of …