Lycopene

Clinical Studies

Evaluation of diet quality with the mediterranean dietary quality index in university students.

An investigation of the antioxidant properties and colour of glasshouse grown tomatoes.

Prostate cancer: chemoprevention update 2005.

Changes in carotenoid content and distribution in living plant tissue can be observed and mapped in situ using NIR-FT-Raman spectroscopy.

Lycopene: modes of action to promote prostate health.

Protective role of lycopene on cisplatin-induced changes in sperm characteristics, testicular damage and oxidative stress in rats.

Dietary antioxidant compounds and liver health.

Stability and synergistic effect of antioxidative properties of lycopene and other active components.

Comparative study of antioxidants as quenchers or scavengers of reactive oxygen species based on quenching of MCLA-dependent chemiluminescence.

Lycopene but not lutein nor zeaxanthin decreases in serum and lipoproteins in age-related macular degeneration patients.

Quantification by affinity perfusion chromatography of phosphorylated BRCAl and BRCA2 proteins from tumor cells after lycopene treatment.

Role of lycopene and tomato products in prostate health.

Bioactivity and protective effects of natural carotenoids.

Effects of lycopene against cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity and oxidative stress in rats.

Chemiluminescence evaluation of oxidative damage to biomolecules induced by singlet oxygen and the protective effects of antioxidants.

Novel carotenoid oxidase involved in biosynthesis of 4,4'-diapolycopene dialdehyde.

Hispanic and non-Hispanic white elders from Massachusetts have different patterns of carotenoid intake and plasma concentrations.

Daily intake of multivitamins during long-term intake of olestra in men prevents declines in serum vitamins A and E but not carotenoids.

Increases in plasma lycopene concentration after consumption of tomatoes cooked with olive oil.

Evaluation of brief dietary questions to estimate vegetable and fruit consumption - using serum carotenoids and red-cell folate.