Lycopene / cognitive Cancer Research Results

Lyco, Lycopene: Click to Expand ⟱
Features:
Lycopene is a naturally occurring carotenoid found predominantly in tomatoes and other red fruits and vegetables.

Lycopene — a highly lipophilic, acyclic C40 carotenoid (tetraterpene) responsible for the red coloration of tomatoes, watermelon, pink grapefruit, guava, and related foods. It is a non-provitamin-A carotenoid and dietary bioactive rather than an approved anticancer drug. Standard abbreviations include Lyc and LYCO. Tomatoes and processed tomato products are the dominant dietary sources in many populations. Lycopene isomers and oxidative metabolites may differ biologically; circulating and tissue lycopene contains a substantially larger cis-isomer fraction than typical raw tomato sources.

Primary mechanisms (ranked):

  1. Redox modulation: strong singlet-oxygen quenching and antioxidant activity predominate physiologically, while some cancer models show context-dependent mitochondrial ROS generation and pro-oxidant apoptosis.
  2. IGF-1 / PI3K / AKT / mTOR growth signaling suppression, contributing to reduced proliferation and increased apoptosis in multiple experimental cancer models.
  3. Mevalonate / HMG-CoA reductase / Ras signaling suppression, reducing cholesterol synthesis, protein prenylation, Ras membrane localization, and downstream proliferative signaling.
  4. Cell-cycle inhibition through cyclin D1 and other cyclins/CDKs with increased p21/p27 and G0/G1 or other model-dependent arrest.
  5. Intrinsic apoptosis modulation through increased Bax:Bcl-2 ratio, mitochondrial dysfunction, cytochrome-c release, and caspase activation in responsive cancer models.
  6. Anti-inflammatory signaling through suppression of NF-κB, COX-2, IL-6, TNF-α and related inflammatory mediators.
  7. Migration, invasion and EMT suppression involving FAK, MMP2/MMP9, β-catenin, Rho-family signaling and epithelial-mesenchymal transition pathways.
  8. Anti-angiogenic signaling involving VEGF and HIF-1α suppression in selected experimental systems.
  9. NRF2-dependent antioxidant defense is important primarily in normal-cell protection and chemoprevention models; its direction in established cancer is context-dependent rather than uniformly beneficial.

Bioavailability / PK relevance: Oral absorption is formulation- and food-matrix-dependent. Lycopene is lipophilic and incorporation into mixed micelles is improved by dietary fat, disruption of the tomato matrix by processing, and some cis-rich formulations. Human isotope studies indicate substantial interindividual variability and postabsorptive trans-to-cis isomerization. Plasma/tissue persistence is relatively long compared with many phytochemicals, but reported half-life depends strongly on the kinetic model and whether endogenous/background lycopene is being measured.
- tangerine tomato juice has a marked 8.5-fold increase in lycopene bioavailability compared to red tomato juice
- taking with olive oil improves bioavailability. - Lycopene from fresh and unprocessed tomatoes is poorly absorbed by humans. Absorption of lycopene is higher from processed foods such as tomato paste and tomato juice heated in oil.
- cis-isomers of lycopene are more bioavailable than trans-lycopene probably because cis-isomers are more soluble in bile acid micelles.(tomato-based foods contain mainly all-trans-lycopene)
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In-vitro vs systemic exposure relevance: Many anticancer experiments use approximately 1–20 µM lycopene, with several mechanistic studies clustering near 2.5–10 µM. Human circulating concentrations after dietary or supplemental intake are generally much lower than the upper concentrations used experimentally; therefore mechanisms demonstrated at high micromolar concentrations should not automatically be assumed achievable in tumors after ordinary oral supplementation. Formulation, food matrix, tissue accumulation and lycopene metabolites further complicate direct concentration comparisons.

Clinical evidence status: RCT / small human / observational evidence, but not established anticancer treatment. Human studies are strongest for biomarker modulation and prostate-related research, while prospective epidemiology generally associates higher dietary or circulating lycopene with modestly lower cancer risk. Trials have not established lycopene as a replacement for standard cancer therapy. Lycopene is used as a food constituent and dietary supplement; FDA GRAS determinations for specified food uses are not anticancer drug approvals.


Antioxidant Properties:
-Lycopene is a powerful antioxidant. It helps neutralize free radicals, which can reduce oxidative stress—a factor implicated in cancer development. Possible concern about interfering with chemotherapy and radiation therapy. However this review disagrees.
Inflammation Reduction:
-Some studies suggest that lycopene may help lower levels of inflammation, another process linked to cancer progression

At supraphysiological or extremely high concentrations, lycopene may have the potential to switch from an antioxidant to a prooxidant role
-The prooxidant effect of lycopene has been observed under conditions of high oxygen tension. In vitro studies have suggested that in environments with elevated oxygen levels, lycopene might promote rather than neutralize the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS).
-The presence of metal ions (such as iron or copper) in the environment can catalyze reactions where antioxidants, including lycopene, contribute to oxidative processes. These metals can interact with lycopene, potentially leading to the formation of radicals.

The mevalonate pathway produces cholesterol and a variety of isoprenoids, which are important for maintaining cell membrane integrity, protein prenylation, and other essential cellular functions.
-One of the primary enzymes in this pathway is HMG-CoA reductase (3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase), which is the target of statin drugs used for lowering cholesterol. Some studies suggest that lycopene might downregulate the activity of HMG-CoA reductase or other enzymes in the mevalonate pathway. By doing so, lycopene could potentially reduce the synthesis of cholesterol and isoprenoids that are necessary for rapid cell proliferation—an especially relevant aspect in cancer cells.

Lycopene typically used in a 100mg/day range for cancer (inhibition of the the Melavonate Pathway)
-also has antiplatelet aggregation capability.

-Note half-life 16–20 days (other ref 5 days).
BioAv Heat processing, especially when combined with a small amount of fat, significantly enhances lycopene’s bioaccessibility and absorption. (20% under optimal conditions)
Pathways:
- ROS usually goes down, but may go up or down depending on dose and environment. Lycopene may also be modified to be a "oxdiative product" which may change the behaviour.
- Raises AntiOxidant defense in Normal Cells: ROS↓, NRF2↑, SOD↑, GSH↑, Catalase↑,
- lowers Inflammation : NF-kB↓, COX2↓, p38↓, Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines : NLRP3↓, IL-1β↓, TNF-α↓, IL-6↓, IL-8↓
- inhibit Growth/Metastases : EMT↓, MMPs↓, MMP9↓, IGF-1↓, uPA↓, VEGF↓, ROCK1↓, FAK↓, RhoA↓, NF-κB↓, ERK↓
- reactivate genes thereby inhibiting cancer cell growth : EZH2↓, P53↑, Sp proteins↓,
- cause Cell cycle arrest : TumCCA↑, cyclin D1↓, cyclin E↓, CDK2↓, CDK4↓,
- inhibits Migration/Invasion : TumCMig↓, TumCI↓, TNF-α↓, FAK↓, ERK↓, EMT↓,
- inhibits angiogenesis↓ : VEGF↓, HIF-1α↓, Integrins↓,
- Others: PI3K↓, AKT↓, JAK↓, STAT↓, Wnt↓, β-catenin↓, AMPK, ERK↓, JNK, - SREBP (related to cholesterol).
- Synergies: chemo-sensitization, chemoProtective, RadioSensitizer, RadioProtective, Others(review target notes), Neuroprotective, Cognitive, Renoprotection, Hepatoprotective, CardioProtective,

- Selectivity: Cancer Cells vs Normal Cells

Lycopene Mechanistic Ranking

Rank Pathway / Axis Cancer Cells Normal Cells TSF Primary Effect Notes / Interpretation
1 Redox and reactive oxygen species ROS ↓ or ↑ (context-dependent); mt-ROS ↑ in selected models ROS ↓; lipid peroxidation ↓ R–G Redox modulation Antioxidant behavior predominates physiologically, but pro-oxidant mitochondrial ROS-mediated apoptosis occurs in some cancer models. Direction depends on cell type, oxygen tension, dose and lycopene oxidation state.
2 IGF-1 / PI3K / AKT / mTOR IGF-1 signaling ↓; PI3K ↓; AKT ↓; mTOR ↓ ↔ or protective modulation (context-dependent) R–G Growth and survival signaling ↓ One of the most recurrent cancer-relevant signaling clusters; effects vary by tumor model.
3 Mevalonate / HMG-CoA reductase / Ras HMG-CoA reductase ↓; cholesterol synthesis ↓; membrane Ras ↓ LDL/cholesterol regulation ↓ (context-dependent) G Growth signaling and prenylation ↓ Mechanistically important but demonstrated mainly preclinically. Mevalonate can reverse lycopene-induced growth inhibition in experimental cancer cells.
4 Cell-cycle machinery Cyclin D1 ↓; cyclin E ↓; CDK2 ↓; CDK4 ↓; p21 ↑; p27 ↑; arrest ↑ ↔ (generally spared) G Proliferation ↓ Frequently reported downstream consequence of growth-factor, Ras and AKT pathway suppression.
5 Mitochondrial apoptosis Bax:Bcl-2 ↑; MMP ↓; Cyt-c ↑; caspase-9 ↑; caspase-3 ↑; apoptosis ↑ Mitochondrial damage ↓; apoptosis ↓ under oxidative injury R–G Selective death signaling Direction differs markedly by malignant versus stressed normal-cell context.
6 NF-κB inflammatory signaling NF-κB ↓; COX-2 ↓; IL-6 ↓; TNF-α ↓ NF-κB ↓; inflammatory cytokines ↓ R–G Inflammation ↓ Supported across cancer and non-cancer inflammatory models; likely partly secondary to redox and kinase modulation.
7 EMT / FAK / MMP invasion axis EMT ↓; FAK ↓; MMP2 ↓; MMP9 ↓; migration ↓; invasion ↓ ↔ (context-dependent) G Migration and invasion ↓ Relevant mainly to preclinical metastatic phenotypes rather than demonstrated clinical antimetastatic efficacy.
8 Wnt / β-catenin / STAT3 Wnt ↓; β-catenin ↓; JAK1 ↓; STAT3 ↓ ↔ (context-dependent) G Proliferative transcription ↓ Observed in several epithelial cancer models but not established as a universal primary target.
9 VEGF / HIF-1α angiogenesis VEGF ↓; HIF-1α ↓; angiogenesis ↓ ↔ or angiogenic signaling ↓ (context-dependent) G Angiogenesis ↓ Predominantly preclinical evidence.
10 NRF2 / antioxidant response NRF2 ↑ or ↓ (context-dependent) NRF2 ↑; HO-1 ↑; NQO1 ↑; SOD ↑; GSH defense ↑ R–G Stress defense ↑ NRF2 activation is well supported in protective normal-tissue models. In established cancer, NRF2 biology is dual-sided and should not be represented as uniformly anticancer.
11 DNA damage and genomic protection DNA damage ↑ or ↓ (model-dependent); p53 ↑ Oxidative DNA damage ↓ G Context-dependent genomic modulation Normal-cell chemoprevention and cancer-cell killing can produce opposite apparent directions.
12 Glycolysis and metabolic signaling Glycolysis ↓ (limited evidence); c-Myc ↓; G6PD ↓ ↔ G Metabolic growth support ↓ Evidence is substantially less developed than for AKT, cell cycle or redox pathways; should remain secondary.
13 Chemosensitization Sensitivity ↑ (drug- and model-dependent) Chemotoxicity may ↓ in protective models G Adjunct response modulation Preclinical sensitization has been reported, including androgen-axis therapies; simultaneous cytoprotection is also reported with some cytotoxic agents, so interaction cannot be generalized.
14 Radiosensitivity and radioprotection ↔ or sensitivity ↑ (model-dependent) Radioprotection ↑ in some models G Context-dependent radiation interaction Evidence supports both antioxidant radioprotection and experimental radiosensitization depending on system; clinical significance remains uncertain.
15 Clinical Translation Constraint Oral tumor exposure uncertain Generally well tolerated at nutritional and commonly studied supplemental exposure G Translation limited Low and variable oral bioavailability, food-matrix effects, nonlinear dose-exposure relationships, uncertain tumor concentrations, and limited adequately powered cancer RCTs constrain translation of high-concentration in-vitro mechanisms.

TSF: P: 0–30 min    R: 30 min–3 hr    G: >3 hr



Alzheimer’s disease relevance: Lycopene has meaningful preclinical AD relevance but no established clinical efficacy. Cell and animal models report reduced oxidative stress and neuroinflammation, improved mitochondrial function, suppression of BACE1 and amyloidogenic signaling, reduced Aβ burden, attenuation of tau hyperphosphorylation, and preservation of BDNF/synaptic signaling. Human evidence remains insufficient to classify lycopene as an AD treatment.

Translation status: Preclinical only for disease-modifying AD mechanisms. Computational, cellular, rodent and formulation studies support biological plausibility, but clinical supplementation studies have not demonstrated prevention or treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.

Lycopene in Alzheimer’s Disease Models

Rank Pathway / Axis Modulation Primary Effect Notes / Interpretation
1 Oxidative stress / NRF2 ROS ↓; NRF2 ↑; antioxidant defense ↑ Oxidative neuronal injury ↓ One of the most consistent effects in cellular and animal neurotoxicity models.
2 Amyloid / BACE1 BACE1 ↓; Aβ ↓ Amyloidogenic processing ↓ Supported experimentally; no demonstrated disease-modifying effect in humans.
3 Neuroinflammation / NF-κB NF-κB ↓; TNF-α ↓; IL-1β ↓; IL-6 ↓ Neuroinflammation ↓ Reported in several Aβ and inflammatory animal models.
4 Mitochondrial function mt-ROS ↓; MMP preserved; mitochondrial damage ↓ Bioenergetic integrity ↑ Consistent with antioxidant and anti-apoptotic neuronal effects.
5 Tau phosphorylation Hyperphosphorylated tau ↓ Tau pathology ↓ Demonstrated in transgenic mouse models; human relevance remains unproven.
6 BDNF / synaptic plasticity BDNF ↑; TrkB signaling ↑ Synaptic resilience ↑ Preclinical evidence suggests preservation of learning/memory pathways.
7 Neuronal apoptosis Bax:Bcl-2 ↓; Cyt-c ↓; caspase-3 ↓ Neuronal survival ↑ Predominantly secondary to redox, mitochondrial and inflammatory modulation.


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Scientific Papers found: Click to Expand⟱
5559- betaCar,  Lyco,  Zeax,  Lut,    Low blood carotenoid status in dementia and mild cognitive impairment: A systematic review and meta-analysis
- Review, AD, NA
*antiOx↑, Given their potent antioxidation properties, carotenoids play a role in delaying and preventing dementia and mild cognitive impairment (MCI).
*cognitive↑,
*Risk↓, Our results indicated that blood carotenoid levels were significantly lower in patients with dementia than in controls, despite high heterogeneity across the studies.
*other↓, Our meta-analysis showed that patients with dementia had lower blood lycopene, α-carotene , β-carotene, lutein , zeaxanthin and β-cryptoxanthin than the controls.

4230- Lyco,    Supplementation of lycopene attenuates oxidative stress induced neuroinflammation and cognitive impairment via Nrf2/NF-κB transcriptional pathway
- in-vivo, AD, NA
*BDNF↑, LYC ameliorated histopathological damage and restored brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) levels in the hippocampus of mice.
*antiOx↑, LYC also significantly elevated antioxidant enzymes activities and reduced levels of inflammatory cytokines in the d-galactose-treated mice serum.
*Inflam↓,
*HO-1↑, LYC treatment activated the mRNA expressions of antioxidant enzymes HO-1 and NQO-1, and downregulated inflammatory cytokines IL-1β and TNF-α
*NQO1↑,
*IL1β↓,
*TNF-α↓,
*ROS↓, LYC attenuated neuronal oxidative damage through activation of Nrf2 signaling
*NRF2↑,
*cognitive↑, LYC could ameliorate oxidative stress induced neuroinflammation and cognitive impairment possibly via mediating Nrf2/NF-κB transcriptional pathway.
*BBB↑, LYC exerts antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects both in vitro and in vivo and possesses blood brain barrier permeability

8421- Lyco,    Lycopene: Sojourn from kitchen to an effective therapy in Alzheimer's disease
- Review, AD, NA
*neuroP↑, Lycopene has established itself as a promising therapy for AD owing to its neuroprotective activities, including antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antiamyloidogenic properties
*antiOx↑,
*Inflam↓,
*AntiMyl↑,
*ROS↓, Lycopene is reported to be the most potent molecule among natural carotenoids in its ability to scavenge free radicals.
*MMP↑, # ROS generation and restored mitochondrial membrane potential
*NGF↑, " secretion of growth factors (NGF, BDNF and VEGF),
*BDNF↑,
*VEGF↑,
*Aβ42↓, lower β-amyloid1-42 levels due to downregulation of β-amyloid precursor protein,
*PI3K↑, activating PI3K/Akt/Nrf2 signaling
*Akt↑,
*NRF2↑,
*lipid-P↓, Lycopene mitigated lipid peroxidation and restored the levels of antioxidant defense as reduced GSH, CAT, and SOD.
*GSH↑,
*Catalase↑,
*SOD↑,
*cognitive↑, lycopene (2.5 and 5 mg/kg for 21 days) has been reported to significantly improve colchicine-induced cognitive dysfunction
*Learn↑, In another study, long-term lycopene administration at higher doses (5 and 10 mg/kg p.o. for 15 days) improved the learning ability and retention of learned memory in scopolamineinduced amnesic mice
*memory↑,
*APP↓, Lycopene suppressed the expression of APP and β-secretase 1, and elevated the expression of A Disintegrin and Metalloprotease 10 (ADAM10), thereby inhibited the β-amyloid accumulatio
*BACE/β-secretase↓,
*ADAM10↑,
*NF-kB↓, Furthermore, neuroprotective effect of lycopene is attributed to modulation of Nrf2 signaling and NF-κB translocation in cell model, thereby ameliorate cognitive impairment
*AChE↓, attenuated elevated MDA, AChE
*MAOA↓, lower MAO activity,
*BioAv↝, bioactivity or bioavailability (1030% of dietary administrated).

8417- Lyco,    Lycopene alleviates age-related cognitive deficit via activating liver-brain fibroblast growth factor-21 signalling
- in-vivo, AD, NA
*cognitive↑, LYC protects against age-related cognitive deficit, partly explained by activating liver-brain FGF21 signalling, hence promoting neurotransmitters release via increasing mitochondrial ATP levels and enhancing synaptic vesicle fusion.
*FGF21↑,
*ATP↑,

8414- Lyco,    Exploring the Therapeutic Potential of Lycopene: Mechanisms, Biological Activities, and Health Benefits
- Review, Var, NA - Review, AD, NA
*ROS↓, regulation of oxidative stress, inflammation
*Inflam↓,
*hepatoP↑, Its role containing nephroprotective, hepatoprotective, cardioprotective, and neuroprotective properties, anti-arthritis, anti-obesity, and wound healing has been documented
*cardioP↑,
*neuroP↑,
*AntiArt↑,
*Obesity↓,
*Wound Healing↑,
*BioAv↑, potential of emerging nanoformulation strategies to improve its bioavailability and therapeutic efficacy in disease management.
*GSTs↑, In TD-challenged rats, hepatic activities and gene expression of glutathione S-transferase (GST), thioredoxin-1 (Txn-1), superoxide dismutase (SOD), and catalase (CAT) were decreased; these changes were mitigated by lycopene.
*Trx1↑,
*SOD↑,
*Catalase↑,
*ALAT↓, 5 mg/kg b.w led to partial, dose-dependent improvements in ALT, LDH, AST, and MDA levels
*LDH↓,
*AST↓,
*MDA↓,
*cognitive↑, Lycopene has also been reported to reduce neuronal damage, inhibit oxidative stress, and improve cognitive function in various experimental models.
*memory↑, chronic lycopene administration caused an improvement in memory retention, reducing neuroinflammation
*NeuroI↓,
*Aβ↓, The lycopene administration was found to reduce Aβ accumulation, increase the LRP1 levels, and reduce the RAGE levels in the cerebrospinal fluid or the choroid plexus.
*LRP1↑,
*RAGE↓,
*NRF2↑, lycopene exerts a protective role against global ischemic brain injury through its activation of the Nrf2/HO-1 signaling pathway and anti-apoptotic properties
*HO-1↑,
tumCV?, lycopene significantly decreases cell viability by increasing the Bax/Bcl-2 ratio and promoting DNA fragmentation.
Bax:Bcl2↑,
DNAdam↑,
Apoptosis↑, lycopene induces apoptosis through suppressing β-catenin-c-myc/cyclin D1 axis and reducing ROS levels.
β-catenin/ZEB1↓,
cMyc↓,
cycD1/CCND1↓,
ROS↓,
TumCCA↑, Lycopene plays a substantial role in inhibition of cancer cell growth by causing cell cycle arrest.
Akt↓, Lycopene treatment suppressed Akt activation as well as non-phosphorylated β-catenin protein level
*Synergy↑, The results showed that even at low concentrations, lycopene and EPA worked synergistically to inhibit cancer cell proliferation.
*MDA↓, important reduction in colon tissue L-MDA and down-regulation of NF-κB, TGF-β1, caspase-3, in addition to a noticeable increase in CAT activity and GSH concentration, and up-regulation of Bcl-2 and IL-10 were detected after lycopene treatment
*NF-kB↓,
*TGF-β↓,
*Casp3↓,
*Catalase↑,
*GSH↑,
*Bcl-2↑,
*IL10↑,
*MUC1↑, It enhances mucin production, contributing to improved mucosal barrier function.
*IBI↑,
*RenoP↑, lycopene as renoprotective was confirmed through different mechanisms
*ChemoSen↑, lycopene enhances the sensitivity of cervical cancer cells to cisplatin by downregulating Bcl-2 expression, upregulating Bax expression and reducing cell viability
*Synergy↑, Curcumin Effect on benign prostatic hyperplasia ° The combination treatment attenuated prostate hyperplasia and alleviated BPH pathological features.
*Synergy↑, lycopene, given together with methotrexate, improved serum urea, creatinine levels, reduced oxidative damage markers, and suggestively reversed structural changes in kidney tissue
*BMD↑, It was noticed that substantial bone density loss was not noticed in women taking the tomato sauce, whereas the control group had bone loss.

4228- Lyco,    A review for the pharmacological effect of lycopene in central nervous system disorders
- Review, AD, NA - Review, Park, NA
*cognitive↑, Lycopene also improves cognition and memory ability of rodents in different pathological conditions, such as diabetes, colchicine exposure, high-fat diet (HFD), and aging.
*memory↑,
*Inflam↓, inhibition of oxidative stress and neuroinflammation, inhibition of neuronal apoptosis, and restoration of mitochondrial function have been shown to mediate the neuroprotective effects of lycopene.
*Apoptosis↓,
*ROS↓,
*neuroP↑,
*NF-kB↓, inhibition of nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) and c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK), activation of the nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor (Nrf2) and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) signaling, and restoration of intracellular Ca2+ homeostasis,
*JNK↓,
*NRF2↑,
*BDNF↑,
*MDA↓, 8 weeks of lycopene treatment (5 mg/kg) has been shown to reverse malondialdehyde (MDA) increase and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) decrease in serum in tau transgenic mice expressing P301 L mutation
*GPx↑,

4229- Lyco,    Implicating the role of lycopene in restoration of mitochondrial enzymes and BDNF levels in β-amyloid induced Alzheimer׳s disease
- in-vivo, AD, NA
*antiOx↑, beneficial therapeutic effects, which include anti-oxidant, neuro-protective and anti-cancer effects
*neuroP↑,
*AntiCan↑,
*memory↑, Chronic administration of lycopene resulted in an improvement in memory retention, attenuation of mitochondrial-oxidative damage, reduced neuro-inflammation and restoration of BDNF level in β-A1-42 treated rats.
*ROS↓,
*BDNF↑,
*cognitive↑, lycopene helps to protect β-A1-42 induced cognitive dysfunction and modulates amyloidogenesis.

3268- Lyco,    Lycopene as a Natural Antioxidant Used to Prevent Human Health Disorders
- Review, AD, NA
*BioAv↓, Lycopene bioavailability can be decreased by ageing, and some of the pathological states, such as cardiovascular diseases (CVDs)
*AntiCan↑, For instance, it has been shown that a higher dietary intake and circulating concentration of lycopene have protective effects against prostate cancer (PCa), in a dose-dependent way
*ROCK1↓, It remarkably lessened the expression of ROCK1, Ki-67, ICAM-1 and ROCK2,
*Ki-67↓,
*ICAM-1↓,
*cardioP↑, Lycopene is a cardioprotective nutraceutical.
*antiOx↑, Lycopene is a well-known antioxidant.
*NQO1↑, Furthermore, lycopene supplementation improves mRNA expressions of the NQO-1 and HO-1 as antioxidant enzymes.
*HO-1↑,
*TNF-α↓, downregulate inflammatory cytokines (i.e., TNF-α, and IL-1β) in the hippocampus of the mice.
*IL22↓,
*NRF2↑, Lycopene decreased neuronal oxidative damage by activating Nrf2, as well as by inactivating NF-κB translocation in H2O2-related SH-SY5Y cell model
*NF-kB↓,
*MDA↓, significantly reduced the malondialdehyde (MDA)
*Catalase↑, Furthermore, it improved the catalase (CAT), superoxide dismutase (SOD), and GSH levels, and antioxidant capacity [109].
*SOD↑,
*GSH↑,
*cognitive↑, Lycopene administration considerably improved cognitive defects, noticeably reduced MDA levels and elevated GSH-Px activity, and remarkably reduced tau
*tau↓,
*hepatoP↑, Lycopene was also found to be effective against hepatotoxicity by acting as an antioxidant, regulating total glutathione (tGSH) and CAT concentrations
*MMP2↑, It also elevated MMP-2 down-regulation
*AST↓, lowering the liver enzymes levels, like aspartate transaminase (AST), alanine transaminase (ALT), LDL, free fatty acid, and MDA.
*ALAT↓,
*P450↑, Moreover, tomato powder has been shown to have a protective agent against alcohol-induced hepatic injury by inducing cytochrome p450 2E1
*DNAdam↓, lycopene decreased DNA damage
*ROS↓, It has been revealed that they inhibited ROS production, protected antioxidant enzymes, and reversed hepatotoxicity in rats’ liver
*neuroP↑, lycopene consumption relieved cognitive defects, age-related memory loss, neuronal damage, and synaptic dysfunction of the brain.
*memory↑,
*Ca+2↓, Lycopene suppressed the 4-AP-invoked release of glutamate and elevated intra-synaptosomal Ca2+ level.
*Dose↝, an in vivo study revealed that lycopene (6.5 mg/day) was effective against cancer in men [147]. However, lycopene dose should be increased up to 10 mg/day, in the case of advanced PCa.
*Dose↑, lycopene supplementation (15 mg/day, for 12 weeks) in an old aged population improved immune function through increasing natural killer cell activity by 28%
*Dose↝, Finally, according to different epidemiological studies, daily lycopene intake can be suggested to be 2 to 20 mg per day
*toxicity∅, A toxicological study on rats showed the no-observed-adverse-effect level at the highest examined dose (i.e., 1.0% in the diet)
PGE2↓, Lycopene doses of 0, 10, 20, and 30 µM were used to treat human colorectal cancer cell. Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), and NO levels declined after lycopene administration,
CDK2↓, Treatment with lycopene reduced cell hyperproliferation induced by UVB and ultimately promoted apoptosis and reduced CDK2 and CDK4 complex in SKH-1 hairless mice
CDK4↓,
STAT3↓, lycopene reduced the STAT3 expression in ovarian tissues
NOX↓, (SK-Hep-1) cells and indicated a substantial reduction in NOX activity. Moreover, it inhibits the protein expression of NOX4, NOX4 mRNA and ROS intracellular amounts
NOX4↓,
ROS↓,
*SREBP1/SREBF1↓, Lycopene decreases the fatty acid synthase (FAS), sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1c (SREBP-1c), and Acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC1) expression in HFD mice.
*FASN↓,
*ACC↓,


Showing Research Papers: 1 to 8 of 8

* indicates research on normal cells as opposed to diseased cells
Total Research Paper Matches: 8

Pathway results for Effect on Cancer / Diseased Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress(tgid=1) ⓘ

NOX↓, 1,   NOX4↓, 1,   ROS↓, 2,  

Cell Death(tgid=5) ⓘ

Apoptosis↑, 1,   Bax:Bcl2↑, 1,  

Kinase & Signal Transduction(tgid=6) ⓘ

Akt↓, 1,   STAT3↓, 1,  

Transcription & Epigenetics(tgid=7) ⓘ

cMyc↓, 1,   tumCV?, 1,  

DNA Damage & Repair(tgid=10) ⓘ

DNAdam↑, 1,  

Cell Cycle & Senescence(tgid=11) ⓘ

CDK2↓, 1,   CDK4↓, 1,   cycD1/CCND1↓, 1,   TumCCA↑, 1,  

Migration(tgid=13) ⓘ

β-catenin/ZEB1↓, 1,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling(tgid=16) ⓘ

PGE2↓, 1,  
Total Targets: 16

Pathway results for Effect on Normal Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress(tgid=1) ⓘ

antiOx↑, 5,   Catalase↑, 4,   GPx↑, 1,   GSH↑, 3,   GSTs↑, 1,   HO-1↑, 3,   lipid-P↓, 1,   MDA↓, 4,   NQO1↑, 2,   NRF2↑, 5,   ROS↓, 6,   SOD↑, 3,   Trx1↑, 1,  

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis(tgid=4) ⓘ

ACC↓, 1,   ALAT↓, 2,   ATP↑, 1,   FASN↓, 1,   SREBP1/SREBF1↓, 1,  

Cell Death(tgid=5) ⓘ

Apoptosis↓, 1,   Bcl-2↑, 1,   Casp3↓, 1,  

Kinase & Signal Transduction(tgid=6) ⓘ

Akt↑, 1,   JNK↓, 1,   PI3K↑, 1,  

Transcription & Epigenetics(tgid=7) ⓘ

other↓, 1,  

DNA Damage & Repair(tgid=10) ⓘ

DNAdam↓, 1,  

Cell Cycle & Senescence(tgid=11) ⓘ

Ki-67↓, 1,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State(tgid=12) ⓘ

Ki-67↓, 1,  

Migration(tgid=13) ⓘ

Ca+2↓, 1,   LRP1↑, 1,   MMP2↑, 1,   MUC1↑, 1,   ROCK1↓, 1,   TGF-β↓, 1,  

Angiogenesis & Vasculature(tgid=14) ⓘ

VEGF↑, 1,  

Barriers & Transport(tgid=15) ⓘ

BBB↑, 1,   IBI↑, 1,   MMP↑, 1,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling(tgid=16) ⓘ

ICAM-1↓, 1,   IL10↑, 1,   IL1β↓, 1,   IL22↓, 1,   Inflam↓, 4,   NeuroI↓, 1,   NF-kB↓, 4,   RAGE↓, 1,   TNF-α↓, 2,  

Synaptic & Neurotransmission(tgid=18) ⓘ

AChE↓, 1,   ADAM10↑, 1,   BDNF↑, 4,   MAOA↓, 1,   NGF↑, 1,  

Protein Aggregation(tgid=19) ⓘ

APP↓, 1,   Aβ↓, 1,   Aβ42↓, 1,   BACE/β-secretase↓, 1,   tau↓, 1,  

Hormonal & Nuclear Receptors(tgid=20) ⓘ

FGF21↑, 1,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance(tgid=21) ⓘ

BioAv↓, 1,   BioAv↑, 1,   BioAv↝, 1,   ChemoSen↑, 1,   Dose↑, 1,   Dose↝, 2,   P450↑, 1,   Synergy↑, 3,  

Clinical Biomarkers(tgid=22) ⓘ

ALAT↓, 2,   AST↓, 2,   BMD↑, 1,   LDH↓, 1,   RAGE↓, 1,  

Functional Outcomes(tgid=23) ⓘ

AntiArt↑, 1,   AntiCan↑, 2,   AntiMyl↑, 1,   cardioP↑, 2,   cognitive↑, 8,   hepatoP↑, 2,   Learn↑, 1,   memory↑, 5,   neuroP↑, 5,   Obesity↓, 1,   RenoP↑, 1,   Risk↓, 1,   toxicity∅, 1,   Wound Healing↑, 1,  
Total Targets: 85

Scientific Paper Hit Count for: cognitive, cognitive
8 Lycopene
1 beta-carotene(VitA)
1 Zeaxanthin
1 Lutein
Query results interpretion may depend on "conditions" listed in the research papers.
Such Conditions may include : 
  -low or high Dose
  -format for product, such as nano of lipid formations
  -different cell line effects
  -synergies with other products 
  -if effect was for normal or cancerous cells

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