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ArticleMarine drugs2021

Astaxanthin Provides Antioxidant Protection in LPS-Induced Dendritic Cells for Inflammatory Control.

Yinyan Yin, Nuo Xu, Tao Qin, Bangyue Zhou, Yi Shi, Xinyi Zhao, Bixia Ma, Zhengzhong Xu, Chunmei Li

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Article in Marine drugs, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yinyan YinCollege of Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China.
Nuo XuCollege of Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China.
Tao QinCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China.
Bangyue ZhouCollege of Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China.
Yi ShiCollege of Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China.
Xinyi ZhaoCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China.
Bixia MaCollege of Food Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China.
Zhengzhong XuJiangsu Key Laboratory of Zoonosis, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China.
Chunmei LiCollege of Food Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China.
Yangzhou University · CN

Funding

a project funded by the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education PAPDNational Natural Science Foundation of China 31600113, 31800284the 2020 Interdisciplinary Project of Yangzhou University Veterinary Special Zone yzuxk202004the Agricultural Science & Technology Independent Innovation Fund of Jiangsu Province CX(20)3092the Jiangsu Provincial Natural Science Fund for Excellent Young Scholars BK20200105the Open Project Program of Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Zoonosis R1909
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Astaxanthin, originating from marine organisms, is a natural bioactive compound with powerful antioxidant activity. Here, we evaluated the antioxidant ability of astaxanthin on dendritic cells (DCs), a key target of immune regulation, for inflammatory control in a sepsis model. Our results showed that astaxanthin suppressed nitric oxide (NO) production, reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, and lipid peroxidation activities in LPS-induced DCs and LPS-challenged mice. Moreover, the reduced glutathione (GSH) levels and the GSH/GSSG ratio were increased, suggesting that astaxanthin elevated the level of cellular reductive status. Meanwhile, the activities of antioxidant enzymes, including glutathione peroxidase (GPx), catalase (CAT), and superoxide dismutase (SOD), were significantly upregulated. Astaxanthin also inhibited the LPS-induced secretions of IL-1β, IL-17, and TGF-β cytokines. Finally, we found that the expressions of heme oxygenase 1 (HO-1) and nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) were significantly upregulated by astaxanthin in LPS-induced DCs, suggesting that the HO-1/Nrf2 pathway plays a significant role in the suppression of oxidative stress. These results suggested that astaxanthin possesses strong antioxidant characteristics in DC-related inflammatory responses, which is expected to have potential as a method of sepsis treatment.

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AnimalsAntioxidantsAquatic OrganismsCytokinesDendritic CellsDisease Models, AnimalInflammationLipopolysaccharidesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLOxidative StressRandom AllocationXanthophyllsAntioxidantsastaxanthineCytokinesLipopolysaccharidesXanthophyllsastaxanthindendritic cellsinflammationoxidative stresssepsis

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PMID34677433
PMCPMC8540215
OpenAlexW3199818687

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