Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2007 Apr;71(4):893-9.
doi: 10.1271/bbb.60521. Epub 2007 Apr 7.

Effects of astaxanthin in obese mice fed a high-fat diet

Mayumi Ikeuchi  1 , Tomoyuki Koyama, Jiro Takahashi, Kazunaga Yazawa
Affiliations
Free article

Effects of astaxanthin in obese mice fed a high-fat diet

Mayumi Ikeuchi et al. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 2007 Apr.
Free article

Abstract

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.

PubMed Disclaimer

MeSH terms