Astaxanthin increases choroidal blood flow velocity

• Published in: Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology Vol. 250; no. 2; pp. 239 - 245
• Main Authors: Saito, Michiyuki, Yoshida, Kazuhiko, Saito, Wataru, Fujiya, Akio, Ohgami, Kazuhiro, Kitaichi, Nobuyoshi, Tsukahara, Hiroki, Ishida, Susumu, Ohno, Shigeaki
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer-Verlag 01.02.2012; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Administration, Oral; Adult; Anti-Inflammatory Agents - administration & dosage; Antioxidants - administration & dosage; Basic Science; Blood Flow Velocity - drug effects; Capsules; Choroid - blood supply; Double-Blind Method; Female; Hemodynamics; Humans; Intraocular Pressure; Laser-Doppler Flowmetry; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Ophthalmology; Regional Blood Flow - drug effects; Xanthophylls - administration & dosage; Astaxanthin; Laser speckle flowgraphy; Choroidal blood flow velocity

Purpose Previous studies have reported that astaxanthin (AXT) has antioxidative and anti-inflammatory effects in addition to its ability to shorten blood transit times. As laser speckle flowgraphy (LSFG) can noninvasively visualize the hemodynamics of the choroidal circulation, we used the technique...