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Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol
October 2021
Department of Allergology, Allergology and Pneumonology Clinic, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland.
Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol
September 2016
Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas. Electronic address:
Carotenoids are readily absorbed from the diet and distributed in blood leukocyte subcellular organelles. Bixin, a potent bioactive found in the seed of the Annatto plant, , possesses antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. The purpose of this study was to determine the uptake of bixin by plasma, lipoproteins, and leukocytes in domestic dogs and to examine immunoprotective properties.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBixin, a carotenoid found in the seed of the Annatto plant, , is a potent antioxidant. Carotenoids are readily absorbed from the diet; therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine uptake of bixin by plasma, lipoproteins, and leukocytes after dietary supplementation in domestic cats and to assess effects on immune response. Female domestic short hair cats (3 yr old; 4.
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October 2011
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298-6013, USA.
The present studies were performed to examine the contact allergenic effects of an annatto extract (ANT) in female BALB/c mice. ANT at 5-10% induced a greater than threefold increase in lymph node cell proliferation when compared to the control in the LLNA. Moreover, a significant increase in the percent ear swelling at 24h after ANT challenge was observed in the MEST.
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