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Astaxanthin boosts myeloma immune function

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According to research linked below Astaxanthin boosts myeloma immune function. Considering that MM patients are as likely to die of infection as they are of multiple myeloma, it seems to me that astaxanthin supplementation makes sense.


What is astaxanthin?


What are the health benefits of astaxanthin?

1. Antioxidant Protection

Astaxanthin is one of the most potent antioxidants, neutralizing free radicals more effectively than vitamin C, vitamin E, and other carotenoids. It helps protect cells and tissues from oxidative damage.

2. Skin Health

  • UV Protection: Reduces damage caused by ultraviolet (UV) exposure, helping prevent sunburn and photoaging.
  • Improved Elasticity and Hydration: Promotes skin elasticity, reduces wrinkles, and enhances skin moisture by supporting collagen production.

3. Eye Health

  • Protects the retina and prevents oxidative stress in the eyes.
  • May improve eye fatigue and strain, particularly in people who spend long hours on screens.

4. Cardiovascular Health

  • Reduces LDL (bad cholesterol) oxidation, a key factor in atherosclerosis.
  • Supports healthy blood flow and may help lower blood pressure.

5. Anti-Inflammatory Effects

Astaxanthin inhibits inflammatory pathways, potentially benefiting conditions like arthritis, joint pain, and other chronic inflammatory diseases.

6. Brain Health

  • Crosses the blood-brain barrier, protecting brain cells from oxidative stress.
  • May help prevent neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.

7. Immune System Support

Boosts immune system function by enhancing the activity of white blood cells and reducing chronic inflammation.

8. Athletic Performance

  • Reduces muscle fatigue and improves endurance by decreasing lactic acid buildup.
  • Speeds up recovery after intense physical activity.

9. Heart and Liver Health

  • Improves lipid metabolism and protects the liver from damage caused by oxidative stress.
  • May reduce markers of fatty liver disease and improve overall liver function.

10. Diabetes Management

  • May enhance insulin sensitivity and reduce blood sugar levels.
  • Protects pancreatic cells from oxidative damage, improving insulin secretion.

I have undergone lots of chemo and radiation to treat my incurable blood cancer. Most MM patients do.  Killing out of control plasma cells (MM) is important but all of that toxicity can cause short, long-term and late stage side effects. I should know.

The key issue in the conventional management of MM is that oncology focuses almost exclusively on killing MM. Oncology offers little in the way of side effect care.

As it happens, I need many of the health benefits of astaxanthin to benefit my skin, eye, heart, brain and immune health.

Email me at David.PeopleBeatingCancer@gmail.com with questions about your MM as well as your side effects.

Good luck,

David Emerson

  • MM Survivor
  • MM Cancer Coach
  • Director PeopleBeatingCancer

Study on the Enhancement of Immune Function of Astaxanthin from Haematococcus pluvialis

Abstract

This study was aimed at investigating the effect of astaxanthin on the immune function and its safety in mice. It was administered once daily at low, medium and high doses (4.2, 8.35, 16.70 mg/kg BW) to mice for 30 days.

Subsequently, the spleen and thymus index, spleen lymphocyte transformation activity, delayed allergy reaction, amounts of antibody-producing cells, half-hemolytic value HC50, carbon particle clearance rate, macrophage phagocytosis, and natural killer cell (NK) activity were determined.

Acute oral toxicity and genotoxicity tests were conducted to evaluate the safety of astaxanthin.

Compared with the control group, medium and high doses of astaxanthin significantly increased the proliferation and transformation activities of spleen lymphocytes, activities of antibody-producing cells, serum hemolysin levels, and carbon particle clearance rate in mice (phagocytic index).

High doses significantly improved delayed allergy reaction and NK cell activity. Results of acute oral toxicity and genotoxicity tests were negative. Gross anatomical observations and histopathological examination showed no abnormal changes associated with the treatments.

In the article, it is confirmed that astaxanthin treatments significantly improve immune functions and show no toxic effects in the experimental doses.

Conclusions

Astaxanthin is one of the most powerful antioxidants and has been widely and deeply studied for its antioxidation properties. However, there are few studies on the safety and immune function.

In this paper, the immune function of astaxanthin, including humoral immunity, cellular immunity and nonspecific immunity, and its safety were studied.

The results showed that it was non-toxic, non-teratogenic and featured no damage or inhibition of bone marrow cells in the mice. In terms of cellular immunity, astaxanthin can promote the proliferation and transformation ability of spleen lymphocytes of mice, and can also promote the delayed type hypersensitivity.

In the aspect of humoral immunity, astaxanthin can increase the level of serum hemolysin and promote the production of antibodies. In terms of specific immunity, astaxanthin had no significant effect on the phagocytic function of peritoneal macrophages in the mice, but it could significantly increase the phagocytic index of carbon clearance and the activity of NK cells in the mice…”

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