Antiangiogenic properties of carotenoids: A potential role of maize as functional food

Antiangiogenic properties of carotenoids: A potential role of maize as functional food

Several human disorders are associated with neovascularization. The current in vivo study examines the effect in the blood vessel formation of a xanthophyll-rich seed extract of maize. The angiostatic effects of treatment with maize seed carotenoid extract (0.1–10 μM of zeaxanthin equivalent/implant...

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Main Authors: Shirley Kuhnen, Priscilla Maria Menel Lemos, Luciano Henrique Campestrini, Juliana Bernardi Ogliari, Paulo Fernando Dias, Marcelo Maraschin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2009-07-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
Subjects:
Carotenoids
Xanthophylls
Lutein
Zeaxanthin
Angiogenic inhibitor
CAM assay
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464609000346

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