Abstract
The review presents data on the use of carotenoids in the most threatening pathological conditions. The therapeutic and preventive effect of carotenoids is due to the inactivation of active oxygen species and free radicals. By eliminating the phenomena and consequences of oxidative stress, carotenoids are effective both in treating metabolic disorders in diabetes mellitus and abdominal obesity, and in reducing the risk of cardiovascular diseases. Diets enriched with carotenoids have a wide range of anti-cancer effects, apoptosis modulations and metastasis blocks. Carotenoids protect dopaminergic neurons of the brain from oxidative damage and reduce the severity of neurodegenerative disorders, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. However, carotenoids have limited bioavailability due to their low water solubility. Future research should be directed to the development of medicinal forms of carotene-containing phytopreparations that don’t have such disadvantage.
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