Astaxanthin in Disease Prevention and Treatment
Authors
Jun WANG, Yan ZHAO
Corresponding Author
Jun WANG
Available Online May 2017.
- DOI
- 10.2991/bbe-17.2017.67How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- Astaxanthin, Cardiovascular diseases, cancer, Diabetes, Neurodegenerative diseases.
- Abstract
Astaxanthin is a carotenoid with strong antioxidant activity. The function of astaxanthin has been associated with a number of health-promoting benefits. This paper discusses the beneficial effects of astaxanthinin the prevention and treatment of human diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes and neurodegenerative diseases.
- Copyright
- © 2017, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
- Open Access
- This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
Cite this article
TY - CONF AU - Jun WANG AU - Yan ZHAO PY - 2017/05 DA - 2017/05 TI - Astaxanthin in Disease Prevention and Treatment BT - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Biomedical and Biological Engineering 2017 (BBE 2017) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 418 EP - 422 SN - 2468-5747 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/bbe-17.2017.67 DO - 10.2991/bbe-17.2017.67 ID - WANG2017/05 ER -