Tobacco lycopene

Palozza, P, A. Sheriff, S. Serini et al. 2005. Lycopene induces apoptosis in immortalized fibroblasts exposed to tobacco smoke condensate through arresting cell cycle and down-regulating cyclin Dl, pAKT and pBad. Apoptosis 10(6) 1445-1456. 

It should be mentioned in this connection that in tobacco tissue cultures, to be sure only in the presence of naphthalene-1-acetic acid, CCC affected a strong increase in lycopene biosynthesis and accumulation (Eef. 

Chronic pancreatitis has long been thought to be mainly associated with immoderate alcohol consumption, tobacco smoke, and obesity, diets high in animal protein and fat, as well as antioxidant deficiencies. Diets high in processed or red meat, diets low in fruits and vegetables, phytochemicals such as lycopene and flavonols, have been proposed and refuted as risk or protective factors in different trials [131]. In a case-control study of 462 cases and 4,721 controls, there was a significant inverse association between lycopene intake and pancreatic cancer, after... 

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