Dietary astaxanthin-rich extract ameliorates atherosclerosis/retinopathy and restructures gut microbiome in apolipoprotein E-deficient mice fed on a high-fat diet
Dong Liu, Yanglin Ji, Qian Cheng, Yamin Zhu, Haibo Zhang, Yatu Guo, Xiupeng Cao, Hao Wang
Abstract
Astaxanthin against atherosclerosis/retinopathy are potentially mediated by increasing cholesterol efflux to intestine and at least in part by modulating bile acids and gut microbiota.
Topics & Concepts
AkkermansiaInternal medicineEndocrinologyBiologyGut floraApolipoprotein ECholesterolApolipoprotein BMedicineImmunologyBiochemistryDiseaseFermentationLactobacillusCholesterol and Lipid MetabolismCancer, Lipids, and MetabolismLipid metabolism and disorders