Health Effects of Carotenoids during Pregnancy and Lactation

From neuro-pigments to neural efficiency: The relationship between retinal carotenoids and behavioral and neuroelectric indices of cognitive control in childhood

(2017) Anne M. Walk et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY

Neuroprotective Actions of Dietary Choline

(2017) et al.   Nutrients

Effect of Carotenoid Supplemented Formula on Carotenoid Bioaccumulation in Tissues of Infant Rhesus Macaques: A Pilot Study Focused on Lutein

(2017) Sookyoung Jeon et al.   Nutrients

β-Apo-10′-carotenoids Modulate Placental Microsomal Triglyceride Transfer Protein Expression and Function to Optimize Transport of Intact β-Carotene to the Embryo

(2016) Brianna K. Costabile et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Breastfeeding in the 21st century: epidemiology, mechanisms, and lifelong effect

(2016) Cesar G Victora et al.   LANCET

Pre-eclampsia

(2016) Ben W J Mol et al.   LANCET

Interventions To Prevent Retinopathy of Prematurity: A Meta-analysis

(2016) J. L. Fang et al.   PEDIATRICS

Prooxidant Activity of Polyphenols, Flavonoids, Anthocyanins and Carotenoids: Updated Review of Mechanisms and Catalyzing Metals

(2016) Samira Eghbaliferiz et al.   PHYTOTHERAPY RESEARCH

A Comparison of Nutritional Antioxidant Content in Breast Milk, Donor Milk, and Infant Formulas

(2016) Corrine Hanson et al.   Nutrients

The association between maternal antioxidant levels in midpregnancy and preeclampsia

(2015) Jacqueline M. Cohen et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

Oxidative stress and total antioxidant status in term newborns and their mothers

(2015) Maria Wilinska et al.   ANNALS OF AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE

Small-for-gestational-age birth and maternal plasma antioxidant levels in mid-gestation: a nested case-control study

(2015) JM Cohen et al.   BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY

Carotenoid consumption is related to lower lipid oxidation and DNA damage in middle-aged men

(2015) P. G. Cocate et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION

Lutein intake at the age of 1 year and cardiometabolic health at the age of 6 years: the Generation R Study

(2015) Elisabeth T. M. Leermakers et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION

Enhanced delivery of lipophilic nutrients to the infant brain via high density lipoprotein

(2015) J.K. Naberhuis et al.   MEDICAL HYPOTHESES

Elevated milk β-carotene and lycopene after carrot and tomato paste supplementation

(2015) Lior Haftel et al.   NUTRITION

Dietary intake of carotenoids and risk of type 2 diabetes

(2015) I. Sluijs et al.   NUTRITION METABOLISM AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES

Lutein protects dopaminergic neurons against MPTP-induced apoptotic death and motor dysfunction by ameliorating mitochondrial disruption and oxidative stress

(2015) Jagatheesan Nataraj et al.   NUTRITIONAL NEUROSCIENCE

Macular pigment carotenoids in the retina and occipital cortex are related in humans

(2015) Rohini Vishwanathan et al.   NUTRITIONAL NEUROSCIENCE

Synergistic Effects of Human Milk Nutrients in the Support of Infant Recognition Memory: An Observational Study

(2015) Carol Cheatham et al.   Nutrients

Dietary Bioactives: Establishing a Scientific Framework for Recommended Intakes

(2015) Taylor C Wallace et al.   Advances in Nutrition

Longitudinal Survey of Carotenoids in Human Milk from Urban Cohorts in China, Mexico, and the USA

(2015) Tristan E. Lipkie et al.   PLoS One

Maternal Antioxidant Levels in Pregnancy and Risk of Preeclampsia and Small for Gestational Age Birth: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

(2015) Jacqueline M. Cohen et al.   PLoS One

Exploratory Metabolomic Analyses Reveal Compounds Correlated with Lutein Concentration in Frontal Cortex, Hippocampus, and Occipital Cortex of Human Infant Brain

(2015) Jacqueline C. Lieblein-Boff et al.   PLoS One

Macular pigment optical density is related to cognitive function in older people

(2014) R. Vishwanathan et al.   AGE AND AGEING

The association between dietary factors and gestational hypertension and pre-eclampsia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

(2014) Danielle AJM Schoenaker et al.   BMC Medicine

A systematic review and meta-analysis of the nutrient content of preterm and term breast milk

(2014) Dominica A Gidrewicz et al.   BMC Pediatrics

Oxidative stress in pregnancy and fertility pathologies

(2014) Ana C. Pereira et al.   CELL BIOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY

Pregnancy and Infants’ Outcome: Nutritional and Metabolic Implications

(2014) C. Berti et al.   CRITICAL REVIEWS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION

Effect of maternalChlorellasupplementation on carotenoid concentration in breast milk at early lactation

(2014) Junya Nagayama et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCES AND NUTRITION

Lutein Supplementation Increases Breast Milk and Plasma Lutein Concentrations in Lactating Women and Infant Plasma Concentrations but Does Not Affect Other Carotenoids

(2014) Christina L. Sherry et al.   JOURNAL OF NUTRITION

Lutein and Preterm Infants With Decreased Concentrations of Brain Carotenoids

(2014) Rohini Vishwanathan et al.   JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY AND NUTRITION

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

(2014) Marco Matteo Ciccone et al.   MEDIATORS OF INFLAMMATION

Caco-2 accumulation of lutein is greater from human milk than from infant formula despite similar bioaccessibility

(2014) Tristan E. Lipkie et al.   MOLECULAR NUTRITION & FOOD RESEARCH

Role of lutein and zeaxanthin in visual and cognitive function throughout the lifespan

(2014) Elizabeth J Johnson   NUTRITION REVIEWS

Lipid and Protein Oxidation in Newborn Infants after Lutein Administration

(2014) S. Perrone et al.   Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity

Potential Role of Carotenoids as Antioxidants in Human Health and Disease

(2014) Joanna Fiedor et al.   Nutrients

Maternal dietary patterns and preterm delivery: results from large prospective cohort study

(2014) L. Englund-Ogge et al.   BMJ-British Medical Journal

Carotenoid-rich dietary patterns during midlife and subsequent cognitive function

(2013) Emmanuelle Kesse-Guyot et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION

Oxidative stress markers and micronutrients in maternal and cord blood in relation to neonatal outcome

(2013) D Weber et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION

Coenzyme Q10, carotenoid, tocopherol, and retinol levels in cord plasma from multiethnic subjects in Hawaii

(2013) A. A. Franke et al.   FREE RADICAL RESEARCH

Lutein administration to pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus is associated to a decrease of oxidative stress in newborns

(2013) Francesca Lorenzoni et al.   GYNECOLOGICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY

Effects of lutein supplementation on biological antioxidant status in preterm infants: a randomized clinical trial

(2013) Simonetta Costa et al.   Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine

CD36 and SR-BI Are Involved in Cellular Uptake of Provitamin A Carotenoids by Caco-2 and HEK Cells, and Some of Their Genetic Variants Are Associated with Plasma Concentrations of These Micronutrients in Humans

(2013) Patrick Borel et al.   JOURNAL OF NUTRITION

Changes in the concentrations of biochemical indicators of diet and nutritional status of pregnant women across pregnancy trimesters in Trujillo, Peru, 2004–2005

(2013) D Kevin Horton et al.   Nutrition Journal

Macular Pigment and Its Contribution to Vision

(2013) Ekaterina Loskutova et al.   Nutrients

Carotenoids

(2013) Billy R. Hammond et al.   Advances in Nutrition

Effects of vitamin A and β-carotene supplementation on birth size and length of gestation in rural Bangladesh: a cluster-randomized trial

(2012) Parul Christian et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION

Histologic Development of the Human Fovea From Midgestation to Maturity

(2012) Anita Hendrickson et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY

Lutein and Zeaxanthin Supplementation in Preterm Very Low-Birth-Weight Neonates in Neonatal Intensive Care Units: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial

(2012) Paolo Manzoni et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PERINATOLOGY

Arterial cord blood lutein levels in preterm and term healthy newborns are sex and gestational age dependent

(2012) Simonetta Picone et al.   CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY

Neuroprotective Effects of Lutein in the Retina

(2012) Yoko Ozawa et al.   CURRENT PHARMACEUTICAL DESIGN

Variation in Fat, Lactose, and Protein Composition in Breast Milk over 24 Hours

(2012) Sadaf Khan et al.   JOURNAL OF HUMAN LACTATION

Lutein and zeaxanthin supplementation in preterm infants to prevent retinopathy of prematurity: a randomized controlled study

(2012) Carlo Dani et al.   Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine

Oxidative stress in pathological pregnancies

(2012) G. Clerici et al.   JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY

Role of oxidative stress in preeclampsia and intrauterine growth restriction

(2012) Ismail Mert et al.   JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY RESEARCH

Resonance Raman Spectroscopy and the Preterm Infant Carotenoid Status

(2012) Gary M. Chan et al.   JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY AND NUTRITION

Macular lutein and zeaxanthin are related to brain lutein and zeaxanthin in primates

(2012) Rohini Vishwanathan et al.   NUTRITIONAL NEUROSCIENCE

Vitamin A and Carotenoids During Pregnancy and Maternal, Neonatal and Infant Health Outcomes: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

(2012) Andrew L. Thorne-Lyman et al.   PAEDIATRIC AND PERINATAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Human Milk Composition

(2012) Olivia Ballard et al.   PEDIATRIC CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA

The effects of oxidative stress on female reproduction: a review

(2012) Ashok Agarwal et al.   Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

The Role of Oxidative Stress in the Pathophysiology of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

(2011) Martha Lappas et al.   ANTIOXIDANTS & REDOX SIGNALING

Maternal–fetal transfer and metabolism of vitamin A and its precursor β-carotene in the developing tissues

(2011) Elizabeth Spiegler et al.   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR AND CELL BIOLOGY OF LIPIDS

Serum Carotenoids and Fat-Soluble Vitamins in Women With Type 1 Diabetes and Preeclampsia: A longitudinal study

(2011) M. Azar et al.   DIABETES CARE

The effect of tobacco smoking during pregnancy on plasma oxidant and antioxidant status in mother and newborn

(2011) Magdalena Chelchowska et al.   European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Effect of carotenoid supplementation on plasma carotenoids, inflammation and visual development in preterm infants

(2011) L P Rubin et al.   Journal of Perinatology

Absorption and Metabolism of Xanthophylls

(2011) Eiichi Kotake-Nara et al.   Marine Drugs

Nutritional influences on visual development and function

(2011) Eric L. Lien et al.   PROGRESS IN RETINAL AND EYE RESEARCH

Consumption of vegetables, fruit, and antioxidants during pregnancy and wheeze and eczema in infants

(2010) Y. Miyake et al.   ALLERGY

Bioconversion of dietary provitamin A carotenoids to vitamin A in humans

(2010) Guangwen Tang   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION

Studies on the singlet oxygen scavenging mechanism of human macular pigment

(2010) Binxing Li et al.   ARCHIVES OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS

A quantitative evaluation of total antioxidant status and oxidative stress markers in preeclampsia and gestational diabetic patients in 24–36 weeks of gestation

(2010) Özlem Karacay et al.   DIABETES RESEARCH AND CLINICAL PRACTICE

Lutein absorption in premature infants

(2010) C Romagnoli et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION

The roles of cellular reactive oxygen species, oxidative stress and antioxidants in pregnancy outcomes

(2010) Kaïs H. Al-Gubory et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY & CELL BIOLOGY

β-Carotene Is an Important Vitamin A Source for Humans

(2010) Tilman Grune et al.   JOURNAL OF NUTRITION

Lutein-fortified infant formula fed to healthy term infants: evaluation of growth effects and safety

(2010) Rosario Capeding et al.   Nutrition Journal

The associations between labor and delivery mode and maternal and placental oxidative stress

(2010) Tai-Ho Hung et al.   REPRODUCTIVE TOXICOLOGY

Placenta: a possible predictor of vitamin A deficiency

(2009) Mirian Martins Gomes et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION

Antioxidant Vitamins, Long-Chain Fatty Acids, and Spontaneous Preterm Birth

(2009) Michael S. Kramer et al.   EPIDEMIOLOGY

Serum lutein concentrations in healthy term infants fed human milk or infant formula with lutein

(2009) Jodi Bettler et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUTRITION

A Dietary Pattern Characterized by High Intake of Vegetables, Fruits, and Vegetable Oils Is Associated with Reduced Risk of Preeclampsia in Nulliparous Pregnant Norwegian Women

(2009) Anne Lise Brantsæter et al.   JOURNAL OF NUTRITION

Trial of lycopene to prevent pre-eclampsia in healthy primigravidas: Results show some adverse effects

(2009) Sutopa Banerjee et al.   JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY RESEARCH

Effects of Lutein on Oxidative Stress in the Term Newborn: A Pilot Study

(2009) Serafina Perrone et al.   Neonatology

Lutein concentration in human milk during early lactation and its relationship with dietary lutein intake

(2009) Hellas Cena et al.   PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION

Enrich the environment to empower the brain

(2009) Alessandro Sale et al.   TRENDS IN NEUROSCIENCES

Oxidant and antioxidant status in mothers and their newborns according to birthweight

(2008) Meriem Saker et al.   European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

A Structural MRI Study of Human Brain Development from Birth to 2 Years

(2008) R. C. Knickmeyer et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Carotenoids: Actual knowledge on food sources, intakes, stability and bioavailability and their protective role in humans

(2008) Giuseppe Maiani et al.   MOLECULAR NUTRITION & FOOD RESEARCH

Possible role for dietary lutein and zeaxanthin in visual development

(2008) Billy R Hammond   NUTRITION REVIEWS

Retinol, carotenoids, and tocopherols in the milk of lactating adolescents and relationships with plasma concentrations

(2007) Vilma B.de Azeredo et al.   NUTRITION