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- NRH, a potent NAD+ enhancer, improves glucose homeostasis and lipid metabolism in diet-induced obese mice though an active adenosine kinase pathway. Metabolism: clinical and experimental. 2024 Academic Article GET IT
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                     Triple-Isotope Tracing for Pathway Discernment of NMN-Induced NAD+ Biosynthesis in Whole Mice. 
 
                    International journal of molecular sciences. 
            
             2023
             
			
			
			
			
			
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                     Assays for Determination of Cellular and Mitochondrial NAD+ and NADH Content.
              2021
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                     A potential flavor culture: Lactobacillus harbinensis M1 improves the organoleptic quality of fermented soymilk by high production of 2,3-butanedione and acetoin. 
 
                    Food microbiology. 
            
             2020
             
			
			
			
			
			
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 Times cited: 26
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                     NRH salvage and conversion to NAD+ requires NRH kinase activity by adenosine kinase. 
 
                    Nature metabolism. 
            
             2020
             
			
			
			
			
			
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 Times cited: 63
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                     Dihydronicotinamide riboside is a potent NAD+ concentration enhancer in vitro and in vivo. 
 
                    The Journal of biological chemistry. 
            
             2019
             
			
			
			
			
			
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 Times cited: 89
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                     Astaxanthin exerts anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects in macrophages in NRF2-dependent and independent manners. 
 
                    The Journal of nutritional biochemistry. 
            
             2018
             
			
			
			
			
			
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 Times cited: 61
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                     Histone deacetylase 9 plays a role in the antifibrogenic effect of astaxanthin in hepatic stellate cells. 
 
                    The Journal of nutritional biochemistry. 
            
             2016
             
			
			
			
			
			
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 Times cited: 29
- Blueberry, blackberry, and blackcurrant differentially affect plasma lipids and pro-inflammatory markers in diet-induced obesity mice. Nutrition research and practice. 2016 Academic Article GET IT
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                     NAD(+) metabolism: Bioenergetics, signaling and manipulation for therapy. 
 
                    Biochimica et biophysica acta.
            
             2016
             
			
			
			
			
			
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 Times cited: 382
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                     Astaxanthin inhibits inflammation and fibrosis in the liver and adipose tissue of mouse models of diet-induced obesity and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. 
 
                    The Journal of nutritional biochemistry. 
            
             2016
             
			
			
			
			
			
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 Times cited: 65
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                     Eliciting the mitochondrial unfolded protein response by nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide repletion reverses fatty liver disease in mice. 
 
                    Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.). 
            
             2015
             
			
			
			
			
			
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 Times cited: 305
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                     Astaxanthin prevents and reverses the activation of mouse primary hepatic stellate cells. 
 
                    The Journal of nutritional biochemistry. 
            
             2015
             
			
			
			
			
			
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 Times cited: 36
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                     Blue-Green Algae Inhibit the Development of Atherosclerotic Lesions in Apolipoprotein E Knockout Mice. 
 
                    Journal of medicinal food. 
            
             2015
             
			
			
			
			
			
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 Times cited: 23
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                     Hypolipidemic Effect of a Blue-Green Alga (Nostoc commune) Is Attributed to Its Nonlipid Fraction by Decreasing Intestinal Cholesterol Absorption in C57BL/6J Mice. 
 
                    Journal of medicinal food. 
            
             2015
             
			
			
			
			
			
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 Times cited: 21
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                     Polyphenol-rich blackcurrant extract exerts hypocholesterolaemic and hypoglycaemic effects in mice fed a diet containing high fat and cholesterol. 
 
                    The British journal of nutrition. 
            
             2015
             
			
			
			
			
			
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 Times cited: 25
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                     Astaxanthin prevents TGFβ1-induced pro-fibrogenic gene expression by inhibiting Smad3 activation in hepatic stellate cells. 
 
                    Biochimica et biophysica acta. 
            
             2014
             
			
			
			
			
			
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 Times cited: 71
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                     Astaxanthin lowers plasma TAG concentrations and increases hepatic antioxidant gene expression in diet-induced obesity mice. 
 
                    The British journal of nutrition. 
            
             2014
             
			
			
			
			
			
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 Times cited: 50
- Effects of Long-Term Supplementation of Blue-Green Algae on Lipid Metabolism in C57BL/6J mice. Journal of nutritional health & food science. 2014 Academic Article GET IT
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                     Berry anthocyanins suppress the expression and secretion of proinflammatory mediators in macrophages by inhibiting nuclear translocation of NF-κB independent of NRF2-mediated mechanism. 
 
                    The Journal of nutritional biochemistry. 
            
             2013
             
			
			
			
			
			
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 Times cited: 121
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                     Health benefits of blue-green algae: prevention of cardiovascular disease and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. 
 
                    Journal of medicinal food.
            
             2013
             
			
			
			
			
			
			Review
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 Times cited: 97
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                     Astaxanthin-rich extract from the green alga Haematococcus pluvialis lowers plasma lipid concentrations and enhances antioxidant defense in apolipoprotein E knockout mice. 
 
                    The Journal of nutrition. 
            
             2011
             
			
			
			
			
			
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 Times cited: 91
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                     In vitro and in vivo safety assessment of edible blue-green algae, Nostoc commune var. sphaeroides Kützing and Spirulina plantensis. 
 
                    Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association. 
            
             2011
             
			
			
			
			
			
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 Times cited: 58
