Astaxanthin-Shifted Gut Microbiota Is Associated with Inflammation and Metabolic Homeostasis in Mice
Author(s) -
Lei Wu,
Yi Lyu,
Srinivasagan Ramkumar,
Jinlong Wu,
Babajide Ojo,
Minghua Tang,
Guadalupe Davilla El-Rassi,
Katherine Metzinger,
Brenda J. Smith,
Edralin A. Lucas,
Stephen L. Clarke,
Winyoo Chowanadisai,
Xinchun Shen,
Hui He,
Tyrrell Conway,
Johannes von Lintig,
Dingbo Lin
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.463
H-Index - 265
eISSN - 1541-6100
pISSN - 0022-3166
DOI - 10.1093/jn/nxaa222
Subject(s) - astaxanthin , endocrinology , medicine , biology , gut flora , akkermansia , adiponectin , akkermansia muciniphila , biochemistry , insulin resistance , carotenoid , insulin , lactobacillus , fermentation
Astaxanthin is a red lipophilic carotenoid that is often undetectable in human plasma due to the limited supply in typical Western diets. Despite its presence at lower than detectable concentrations, previous clinical feeding studies have reported that astaxanthin exhibits potent antioxidant properties.
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