Astaxanthin

Potent antioxidant carotenoid [1]. Free radical scavenger [1, 3]. Reduces oxidative stress [1, 3]. Anticancer compound [2]. Anti-inflammatory. Blocks NF-kappaB activation [3, 18]. Anti-hypertensive. Cardiovascular protective [4, 6]. Improves neuronal stem cell potential [7, 9]. Neuroprotective [10]. Inhibits tumor invasion [11]. Apoptosis inducer [14]. Increases insulin sensitivity [12]. Attenuates diabetes associated coagulatory, oxidative and inflammatory stress [17]. PPARalpha agonist and PPARgamma antagonist [19, 20]. Shows positive effects on obesity and insulin resistance [17, 19, 20] Hepatoprotective [21]. Reviews [5, 6, 15, 16].