Carotenoids are minor antioxidants for birds

By D. Costantini, A. Møller. 2008

291 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Biochemistry, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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In Biochemistry

1. P. A. Svensson
2. Bob B. M. Wong
3. N. Metcalfe
4. K. McGraw
5. A. Cohen
6. C. Isaksson
7. Roxana Torres
8. P. Monaghan

In Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

1. D. Costantini
2. C. Isaksson
3. K. McGraw
4. A. Cohen
5. T. Uller
6. P. A. Svensson
7. Bob B. M. Wong
8. Jan‐Åke Nilsson

Citations in the corpus

• The Challenges of Integrating Oxidative Stress into Life-History Biology (2011, background): “…antioxidants, such as certain carotenoids, flavonoids, and -tocopherol, have important biological functions, their role in decreasing oxidative stress has been debated, and evidence suggests that any function is context dependent (e.g., Costantini and Møller 2008, Isaksson and Andersson 2008).”
• Carotenoid-based signals in behavioural ecology : a review (2011, background): “Many aspects of this development (and the ensuing controversies) have been covered by existing reviews (e.g., McGraw, 2006b; Peters, 2007; Blount & McGraw, 2008; Costantini & Møller, 2008; Perez-Rodriguez, 2009; Vinkler & Albrecht, 2010).”
• From bivalves to birds : oxidative stress and longevity (2010, unknown): “…experimental procedures show that carotenoids, a type of dietary antioxidants previously claimed to be ‘vital’, have minimal effect on the antioxidant defences in reptiles and birds (Costantini & Møller 2008; Costantini, Fanfani & Dell’Omo 2008; Isaksson & Andersson 2008; Olsson et al. 2008, 2009).”
• From molecules to living systems: historical and contemporary issues in oxidative stress and antioxidant ecology (2010, background): “Carotenoid-based sexual traits have commanded particular attention in this area because carotenoid molecules function both as colorants (McGraw 2006) and immunostimulants (e.g. Blount et al. 2003), with potential for AO activity via RS scavenging (Krinsky 2001; but see Costantini & Møller 2008).”
• Oxidative Stress and Hormesis in Evolutionary Ecology and Physiology (2014, background): “Despite their in vitro antioxidant properties, empirical evidence for carotenoids being important antioxidants in vivo is weak (Costantini and Møller 2008; Simons et al. 2012).”
• Oxidative stress as a mediator of life history trade-offs: mechanisms, measurements and interpretation. (2009, background): “…there may only be a weak or non-existent relationship between carotenoid levels and overall antioxidant capacity of the blood, presumably because there are other antioxidants present that are either more effective or are at higher concentrations (Costantini et al. 2007b; Costantini & Møller 2008).”
• No simple measures for antioxidant status in birds: complexity in inter‐ and intraspecific correlations among circulating antioxidant types (2009, background): “Other studies have also shown a lack of association between overall antioxidant measures and carotenoid levels (e.g. Isaksson et al. 2007), and a meta-analysis confirms this trend across studies (Costantini & Møller 2008).”
• Physiological mechanisms mediating costs of immune responses: what can we learn from studies of birds? (2012, background): “However, the antioxidant capacity of carotenoids has recently been questioned (Hartley & Kennedy 2004; Costantini & Møller 2008).”