Ikeuchi Mayumi, Koyama Tomoyuki, Takahashi Jiro, Yazawa Kazunaga
Laboratory of Nertraceuticals and Functional Foods Science, Graduate School of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan.
Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 2007 Apr;71(4):893-9. doi: 10.1271/bbb.60521. Epub 2007 Apr 7.
Astaxanthin is a natural antioxidant carotenoid that occurs in a wide variety of living organisms. We investigated the effects of astaxanthin supplementation in obese mice fed a high-fat diet. Astaxanthin inhibited the increases in body weight and weight of adipose tissue that result from feeding a high-fat diet. In addition, astaxanthin reduced liver weight, liver triglyceride, plasma triglyceride, and total cholesterol. These results suggest that astaxanthin might be of value in reducing the likelihood of obesity and metabolic syndrome in affluent societies.
虾青素是一种天然抗氧化类胡萝卜素，存在于多种生物体内。我们研究了补充虾青素对高脂饮食喂养的肥胖小鼠的影响。虾青素抑制了高脂饮食导致的体重增加和脂肪组织重量增加。此外，虾青素降低了肝脏重量、肝脏甘油三酯、血浆甘油三酯和总胆固醇。这些结果表明，虾青素可能对降低富裕社会中肥胖和代谢综合征的发生可能性具有价值。
