Clinical Study

Short-Term Bixin Supplementation of Healthy Subjects Decreases the Susceptibility of LDL to Cu2+-Induced Oxidation Ex Vivo

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Effect of carotenoid supplementation on plasma protein (a) and lipid (b) oxidation, serum NOx levels (c), plasma antioxidant capacity (d), and red blood cells GSH/GSSG ratio (e). Results (mean ± SEM) are presented as the delta values between final and baseline values. Different letters indicate significant difference among treatments (). AOPP: advanced oxidation protein products; MDA: malondialdehyde; NOx: nitric oxide metabolites (nitrite and nitrate); ORAC: oxygen radical absorbance capacity; GSH: reduced glutathione; GSSG: oxidized glutathione.
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