"Carotenoids" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The general name for a group of fat-soluble pigments found in green, yellow, and leafy vegetables, and yellow fruits. They are aliphatic hydrocarbons consisting of a polyisoprene backbone.
| Descriptor ID |
D002338
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.455.326.271.665.202 D02.455.426.392.368.367.379.249 D02.455.849.131 D23.767.261
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2018 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Carotenoids" by people in Profiles.
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Liposomal encapsulation of trans-crocetin enhances oxygenation in patients with COVID-19-related ARDS receiving mechanical ventilation. J Control Release. 2021 08 10; 336:252-261.
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Hypothetical Protective Effects of Crocin Carotenoid against Coronavirus-Induced Organ Damage: The Possible Role of the NF-?B Signaling Pathway. Iran J Med Sci. 2021 05; 46(3):228-229.
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Crocetin and related oxygen diffusion-enhancing compounds: Review of chemical synthesis, pharmacology, clinical development, and novel therapeutic applications. Drug Dev Res. 2021 11; 82(7):883-895.
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Immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory potential of crocin in COVID-19 treatment. J Food Biochem. 2021 05; 45(5):e13718.
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COVID-19: Endogenous Retinoic Acid Theory and Retinoic Acid Depletion Syndrome. Med Hypotheses. 2020 Nov; 144:110250.
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Constituents of buriti oil (Mauritia flexuosa L.) like inhibitors of the SARS-Coronavirus main peptidase: an investigation by docking and molecular dynamics. J Biomol Struct Dyn. 2021 08; 39(13):4610-4617.
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The association between intake of dietary lycopene and other carotenoids and gestational diabetes mellitus risk during mid-trimester: a cross-sectional study. Br J Nutr. 2019 06; 121(12):1405-1412.
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Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) in Ocular Diseases: A Narrative Review of the Existing Evidence from Clinical Studies. Nutrients. 2019 Mar 18; 11(3).
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Health Benefits of Polyphenols and Carotenoids in Age-Related Eye Diseases. Oxid Med Cell Longev. 2019; 2019:9783429.
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Marked Inhibition of Cellular Proliferation in the Normal Human Esophageal Epithelial Cells and Human Esophageal Squamous Cancer Cells in Culture by Carotenoids: Role for Prevention and Early Treatment of Esophageal Cancer Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2018 Nov 29; 19(11):3251-3256.