The Importance of Carotenoids in Age-Related Disease—Current Data
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Phytochemicals and Human Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 5 March 2026 | Viewed by 3736
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Interests: carotenoids; depression; endoplasmic reticulum stress; inflammation; oxidative stress; periodontitis
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Dear Colleagues,
Carotenoids are a highly diverse group of plant-derived compounds. Carotenoids are divided into two groups: carotenes and xanthophylls. Carotenes, such as α-carotene, β-carotene, and lycopene, are lipophilic hydrocarbons. Xanthophylls are hydrophilic carotenoids containing oxygen atoms; they include compounds such as β-cryptoxanthin, lutein, zeaxanthin, astaxanthin, fucoxanthin, and peridinin. Approximately 850 types of natural carotenoids had been reported by 2018.
The beneficial effects of carotenoids are partly due to their role as antioxidants, compounds with antiapoptotic, anti-inflammatory effects. Beta-carotene may have additional benefits due to the fact that it can be converted into vitamin A. In addition, lutein and zeaxanthin may have a protective effect in eye diseases because they absorb harmful blue light that enters the eye.
Therefore, they are especially importance in the treatment and/or prevention of diseases such as AMD (age-related macular degeneration), neurodegenerative and cardiovascular diseases, and even periodontitis.
Our aim in launching this Special Issue, "The Importance of Carotenoids in Age-Related Disease—Current Data", is to present new carotenoids and their role in therapy by exploring their mechanisms of action and significance in various diseases, as well as uncovering the side effects that may accompany their use, in order to enhance their safety.
In this Special Issue, we will present new possible applications for carotenoids in human health.
Dr. Anna Wiktorowska-Owczarek
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- carotenes
- xanthophylls
- antioxidants
- antiapoptotic agents
- anti-inflammatory agents
- therapeutic uses of carotenoids
- safety of carotenoids
- AMD
- neurodegenerative diseases
- cardiovascular diseases
- periodontitis
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