Lycopene

Clinical Studies

Prediagnostic level of serum retinol in relation to reduced risk of hepatocellular carcinoma.

Relationship between plasma carotenoids and prostate cancer.

Effects of ingestion of tomatoes, tomato juice and tomato puree on contents of lycopene isomers, tocopherols and ascorbic acid in human plasma as well as on lycopene isomer pattern.

Antioxidant composition in cherry and high-pigment tomato cultivars.

Carotenoid content of 50 watermelon cultivars.

Effect of a tomato-based drink on markers of inflammation, immunomodulation, and oxidative stress.

Lycopene inhibition of IGF-induced cancer cell growth depends on the level of cyclin D1.

Carotenoids enhance phosphorylation of Akt and suppress tissue factor activity in human endothelial cells.

Functional characterization of CmCCD1, a carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase from melon.

Molecular targets of dietary agents for prevention and therapy of cancer.

Lycopene and prostate cancer.

Dietary lycopene downregulates carotenoid 15,15'-monooxygenase and PPAR-gamma in selected rat tissues.

Enhanced lycopene production in Escherichia coli engineered to synthesize isopentenyl diphosphate and dimethylallyl diphosphate from mevalonate.

Purification of synthetic all-E lycophyll (psi,psi-carotene-16,16'-diol).

[Prostate cancer chemoprevention]

The homeostasis model assessment-insulin resistance index is inversely associated with serum carotenoids in non-diabetic subjects.

Can lycopene be delivered into semen via prostasomes? In vitro incorporation and retention studies.

[Carotenoids as components of dietary supplements recommended for smokers and persons passively exposed to cigarette smoke]

Role of vitamins, minerals and supplements in the prevention and management of prostate cancer.

Inhibitory effects of lycopene on the adhesion, invasion, and migration of SK-Hep1 human hepatoma cells.