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Engineering Optimized Nanostructured Lipid Carriers for Astaxanthin: A Response Surface Methodology Approach

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The Effect of Astaxanthin on the Treatment of Neurological Diseases and Lesions

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Comprehensive integrated overview of the experimental and clinical neuroprotective effect of astaxanthin

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Astaxanthin as an adjunct therapy in Alzheimer’s disease and multiple sclerosis: neuroprotective mechanisms and future perspective

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Oxidative Telomere Attrition, Nutritional Antioxidants and Biological Aging

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Obtenção de extratos secos de carotenoides a partir da biomassa da microalga Haematococcus pluvialis por secagem em torre de aspersão (spray-drying)

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Astaxanthin promotes locomotor function recovery and attenuates tissue damage in rats following spinal cord injury: a systematic review and trial sequential analysis

Zhou, L., Wu, Z., Chen, X.-Q., Yu, B., Pan, M.-X., Fang, L., Li, J., Cui, X., Yao, M., & Lu, X. (2023) · Frontiers in Neuroscience · doi:10.3389/fnins.2023.1255755 · Cited by 3 · see citing works

Astaxanthin absorption modulated antioxidant enzyme activity and targeted specific metabolic pathways in rats

Jia, Z., Song, R., Xu, Y., Liu, X., & Zhang, X. (2022) · Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture · doi:10.1002/jsfa.12062 · Cited by 3 · see citing works

Astaxanthin, a Marine Carotenoid Against Hepatic Oxidative Stress: a Systematic Review

Anuradha, C. V. (2018) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-803951-9.00018-5 · Cited by 3 · see citing works

The Red Gold of Aquaculture: The Dual Role of Astaxanthin in Aquatic Nutrition and Human Health

Moghadam, B. B., Hafezieh, M., Shafiei, S., Shirian, S., & Pirali-Kheirabadi, E. (2025) · Aquaculture Research · doi:10.1155/are/7000490 · Cited by 3 · see citing works

Nutraceutical Potential of Astaxanthin in Muscle Metabolism, Exercise Adaptation, and Obesity

Siqueira, J. S., Castelli, S., Palacio, T. L. N., Aiello, G., Baldelli, S., D’Amato, A., Bruno, A. D., Lombardo, M., & Tripodi, G. (2025) · Nutrients · doi:10.3390/nu18010080 · Cited by 3 · see citing works

Antiviral Activity of Haematococcus pluvialis Algae Extract Is Not Exclusively Due to Astaxanthin

Peinsipp, P., Gerlza, T., Kircher, J., Zatloukal, K., Jager, C. L. D., Pucher, P., & Kungl, A. J. (2025) · Pathogens · doi:10.3390/pathogens14080791 · Cited by 2 · see citing works

Marine Lipids and Alzheimer’s Disease: Biochemistry, Bioaccessibility/Bioavailability, Metabolism, and Health Effects

Gomes‐Bispo, A., Cardoso, C. L., Afonso, C., Lourenço, H. M., Pedro, S., Moniz, P., & Bandarra, N. M. (2026) · Marine Drugs · doi:10.3390/md24060197 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Inhibitory and Inducing Effects of Astaxanthin on CYP

Tsukahara, H., KIKKAWA, T., FUKUYAMA, S., Hoko, K. Y. O., & Suzuki, N. (2015) · Japanese Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medicine · doi:10.1625/jcam.12.51 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

The efficacy of astaxanthin supplementation on indices of exercise recovery, metabolism and performance in humans

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Study of dietary astaxanthin rich yeast, Phaffia Rhodozyma, on meat quality of the broiler chicken

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Integrated network pharmacology and cellular assay revealed an anti-type 2 diabetes effect of Astaxanthin from Haematococcus pluvialis

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Hydrophilic Antioxydant Systems for Cardiovascular Applications : Synthesis, Characterization, In Vitro and In Vivo Studies

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Nanodelivery systems of astaxanthin: mechanisms for improving metabolic health and delaying aging via the gut microbiome-host metabolic axis

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Oral bioavailability of the antioxidant astaxanthin in humans is enhanced by incorporation of lipid based formulations

Odeberg, J. M., Lignell, Å., Pettersson, A. F., & Höglund, P. (2003) · European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences · doi:10.1016/s0928-0987(03)00135-0 · Cited by 261 · see citing works

Astaxanthin bioavailability, retention efficiency and kinetics in Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, as influenced by pigment concentration and method of administration, kinetics only

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Pharmacokinetics and first-pass metabolism of astaxanthin in rats

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Effect of route of administration and carrier on bioavailability and kinetics of astaxanthin in Atlantic salmon Salmo salar L.

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Kinetics of plasma and erythrocyte-astaxanthin in healthy subjects following a single and maintenance oral dose

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