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Activates NFE2L2
PreliminaryGrade D, Preliminary. Human evidence with major recorded weaknesses, or non-human, uncontrolled or unverified evidence.Finding
“As shown in Figure 8A–D, treatment of LPS-induced DCs with astaxanthin, HO-1, and Nrf2 were significantly upregulated, compared with the LPS-only group.”
Quoted verbatim from Astaxanthin Protects Dendritic Cells from Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Immune Dysfunction..
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in vitro · not in humans
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LPS-induced murine bone-marrow-derived dendritic cells
Astaxanthin Protects Dendritic Cells from Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Immune Dysfunction.2021PMID:34204220Permalink

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