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Gammone MA, Riccioni G, D'Orazio N. Carotenoids: potential allies of cardiovascular health?. Food Nutr Res. 2015;59:26762doi: 10.3402/fnr.v59.26762.
Gammone, M. A., Riccioni, G., & D'Orazio, N. (2015). Carotenoids: potential allies of cardiovascular health?. Food & nutrition research, 5926762. https://doi.org/10.3402/fnr.v59.26762
Gammone, Maria Alessandra, et al. "Carotenoids: potential allies of cardiovascular health?." Food & nutrition research vol. 59 (2015): 26762. doi: https://doi.org/10.3402/fnr.v59.26762
Gammone MA, Riccioni G, D'Orazio N. Carotenoids: potential allies of cardiovascular health?. Food Nutr Res. 2015 Feb 06;59:26762. doi: 10.3402/fnr.v59.26762. eCollection 2015. PMID: 25660385; PMCID: PMC4321000.
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Food Nutr Res. 2015 Feb 06;59:26762. doi: 10.3402/fnr.v59.26762. eCollection 2015.

Carotenoids: potential allies of cardiovascular health?.

Food & nutrition research

Maria Alessandra Gammone, Graziano Riccioni, Nicolantonio D'Orazio

Affiliations

  1. Human and Clinical Nutrition Unit, Department of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, University G. D'Annunzio, Chieti, Italy; [email protected].
  2. Human and Clinical Nutrition Unit, Department of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, University G. D'Annunzio, Chieti, Italy.
  3. Cardiology Unit, Cardiology Department, San Camillo De Lellis Hospital, Manfredonia, Italy.

PMID: 25660385 PMCID: PMC4321000 DOI: 10.3402/fnr.v59.26762

Abstract

Carotenoids are a class of natural, fat-soluble pigments found principally in plants. They have potential antioxidant biological properties because of their chemical structure and interaction with biological membranes. Epidemiologic studies supported the hypothesis that antioxidants could be used as an inexpensive means of both primary and secondary cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention. In fact, the oxidation of low-density lipoproteins (LDL) in the vessels plays a key role in the development of atherosclerotic lesions. The resistance of LDL to oxidation is increased by high dietary antioxidant intake, so that carotenoids, as part of food patterns such as the Mediterranean diet, may have beneficial effects on cardiovascular health too. Further properties of carotenoids leading to a potential reduction of cardiovascular risk are represented by lowering of blood pressure, reduction of pro-inflammatory cytokines and markers of inflammation (such as C-reactive protein), and improvement of insulin sensitivity in muscle, liver, and adipose tissues. In addition, recent nutrigenomics studies have focused on the exceptional ability of carotenoids in modulating the expression of specific genes involved in cell metabolism. The aim of this review is to focus attention to this effect of some carotenoids to prevent CVD.

Keywords: beta-cryptoxanthin; cardiovascular; carotenoids; fucoxanthin; lutein; lycopene; lycopene astaxanthin; zeaxanthin

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