Dietary Intake of Carotenoids and Their Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Effects in Cardiovascular Care

• Main Authors: Marco Matteo Ciccone (Author), Francesca Cortese (Author), Michele Gesualdo (Author), Santa Carbonara (Author), Annapaola Zito (Author), Gabriella Ricci (Author), Francesca De Pascalis (Author), Pietro Scicchitano (Author), Graziano Riccioni (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Cardiovascular disease related to atherosclerosis represents nowadays the largest cause of morbidity and mortality in developed countries. Due to inflammatory nature of atherosclerosis, several studies had been conducted in order to search for substances with anti-inflammatory activity on arterial w...