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Patent No. US 7,078,040 B2: Fuji Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., Mount Laurel, NJ has been granted a patent for inhibiting the expression of inflammatory cytokines and chemokines by the administration of astaxanthin. Fuji’s pending patents for astaxanthin include the areas of eye fatigue, wrinkle reduction, weight loss, diabetic nephropathy and dyspepsia.