PMID: Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2018 Aug ;25(24):24041-24051. Epub 2018 Jun 8. PMID: 29948678 Abstract Title: Lycopene reduces in utero bisphenol A exposure-induced mortality, benefits hormones, and development of reproductive organs in offspring mice. Abstract: This study was conducted to investigate the protective effect of lycopene on reproductive toxicity induced by in utero exposure …
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Renal cell carcinoma risk associated with lower intake of micronutrients.
PMID: Cancer Med. 2018 08 ;7(8):4087-4097. Epub 2018 Jul 2. PMID: 29968964 Abstract Title: Renal cell carcinoma risk associated with lower intake of micronutrients. Abstract: Kidney cancer incidence in African Americans (AA) is higher than among European Americans (EA); reasons for this disparity are not fully known. Dietary micronutrients may have a protective effect on …
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The hepatoprotective effect of lycopene on Con A-induced liver injury.
PMID: Pharmazie. 2018 07 1 ;73(7):393-395. PMID: 30001773 Abstract Title: The hepatoprotective effect of lycopene on Con A-induced liver injury in mice. Abstract: Lycopene, the main fat-soluble pigment responsible for the red color of ripe tomatoes, is a symmetrical tetraterpene comprising eight isoprene units. In vitro and in vivo studies have shown that lycopene acts …
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Lycopene showed protection against aflatoxin induced nephrotoxicity and cardiotoxicity.
PMID: Res Vet Sci. 2018 Aug ;119:268-275. Epub 2018 Jul 23. PMID: 30059796 Abstract Title: Aflatoxin Binduced renal and cardiac damage in rats: Protective effect of lycopene. Abstract: This study was conducted to investigate the protective effects of lycopene against the toxic effects of Aflatoxin B(AFB) exposure in kidney and heart of rat by evaluating …
Dietary tomato powder inhibits high-fat diet-promoted hepatocellular carcinoma with alteration of gut microbiota.
PMID: Cancer Prev Res (Phila). 2018 12 ;11(12):797-810. Epub 2018 Nov 16. PMID: 30446518 Abstract Title: Dietary Tomato Powder Inhibits High-Fat Diet-Promoted Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Alteration of Gut Microbiota in Mice Lacking Carotenoid Cleavage Enzymes. Abstract: Both incidence and death rate due to liver cancer have increased in the United States. Higher consumption of lycopene-rich …
The effects of lycopene on alloxan induced diabetic optic neuropathy.
PMID: Cutan Ocul Toxicol. 2019 Mar ;38(1):88-92. Epub 2018 Nov 23. PMID: 30277087 Abstract Title: The effects of lycopene on alloxan induced diabetic optic neuropathy. Abstract: AIM: To determine the effects of lycopene treatment in prevention of diabetes associated inflammatory response and oxidative stress in an experimental model. With this aim we investigated the levels …
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A review of the protective effect of lycopene against chemical and natural toxins.
PMID: Biofactors. 2019 Jan ;45(1):5-23. Epub 2018 Oct 19. PMID: 30339717 Abstract Title: Protective effect of lycopene against chemical and natural toxins: A review. Abstract: People are exposed to a number of environmental, occupational, and therapeutic toxic agents which may be natural or man made. These hazardous substances may manifest as direct side effects on …
Influenza vaccination can induce a systemic immune response.
PMID: Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2016 Dec ;50(4):358-361. Epub 2015 Dec 9. PMID: 27994693 Abstract Title: Systemic Immune Response to Vaccination on FDG-PET/CT. Abstract: A patient with newly diagnosed right lung cancer had transientF-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-avid left axillary lymph nodes and intense splenic FDG uptake on positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT). History revealed that the …
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Two case reports of tuberculids after tuberculosis vaccination.
PMID: Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2016 11 ;12(11):2772-2776. Epub 2016 Jul 19. PMID: 27435523 Abstract Title: Two infants with tuberculid associated with Kawasaki disease. Abstract: Bacille de Calmette et Guerin (BCG) is the only licensed tuberculosis vaccine to prevent severe tuberculosis. The adverse events of BCG vaccination, including local reactions, lymphadenitis, osteomyelitis, tuberculid, and disseminated infection, …
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A case report of Kawasaki Disease after influenza vaccinations.
PMID: Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2015 Aug ;34(8):913. PMID: 26376188 Abstract Title: A Patient with Kawasaki Disease Following Influenza Vaccinations. Abstract: [n/a] read more
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