Background: The antioxidant lutein is suggested as being beneficial to cardiometabolic
health because of its protective effect against oxidative stress, but evidence has not …

Most traditional cardiovascular risk factors alter the structure and/or function of arteries. An
assessment of arterial wall integrity could therefore allow accurate prediction of …

Objectives—Atherosclerosis may be caused by increased endothelial damage and by a
consumptive loss of endothelial repair capacity by endothelial progenitors. Arterial stiffness …

Paraoxonase 1 (PON1) is an antioxidant enzyme attached to HDL with an anti-atherogenic
potential. It protects LDL and HDL from lipid peroxidation. The enzyme is sensitive to various …

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Modification of low-density lipoprotein due to oxidative stress is
essential in the development of coronary atherosclerosis. Data of specific carotenoids …

PURPOSE: Xanthophylls that exist in various vegetables and fruits have beneficial actions,
such as antioxidant activity and an anti-metabolic syndrome effect, and daily intake of …

Background and aims Findings of observational studies suggest cardioprotective effects of
antioxidant vitamins and carotenoids. However, recent meta-analyses failed to show the …

BACKGROUND: Many studies have reported that the consumption of alcohol induces the
generation of free radicals. Moreover, recent studies suggest that serum gamma …

Carotenoids, the most common fat-soluble plant pigments in nature, play important roles in
scavenging peroxyl radicals and singlet oxygen in human. Dietary carotenoids are …

β-Cryptoxanthin (BCX) is a major dietary pro-vitamin A carotenoid, found mainly in fruits and
vegetables. Several studies showed the beneficial effects of BCX on different aspects of …