Description
A carotenoid with diverse biological activities; decreases immobility time in the forced swim test and reduces hippocampal levels of IL-6, IL-1β, and TNF-α in a rat model of STZ-induced diabetes at 50 mg/kg; reduces albuminuria, serum levels of urea nitrogen and MDA, and kidney damage in a rat model of STZ-induced diabetic nephropathy; high dietary intake of zeaxanthin is positively correlated with reduced risk of advanced neovascular age-related macular degeneration in humans