date:May 16, 2012
age was reduced when the cells were incubated with lutein, zeaxanthin, and alpha-tocopherol.
These data indicate that lutein or zeaxanthin supplementation protects lens protein, lipid, and DNA from oxidative damage and improves intracellular redox status upon oxidative stress,wrote the researchers.
The protective effects are comparable to that of alpha-tocopherol, except that lutein and zeaxanthin cannot compensate for GSH depletion. The data imply that sufficient intake of lutein and zeaxan