CellWell record HH-5318
Astaxanthin Induces the Nrf2/HO-1 Antioxidant Pathway in Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells by Generating Trace Amounts of ROS
Niu T, Xuan R, Jiang L, Wu W, Zhen Z, Song Y, Hong L, Zheng K, Zhang J, Xu Q, Tan Y, Yan X, Chen H
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry ยท 2018
In plain language
Astaxanthin generated trace reactive oxygen species that activated the Nrf2/HO-1 antioxidant sensing pathway in cultured human endothelial cells.
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