The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages 34-46 , January 2010

Lycopene prevents 7-ketocholesterol-induced oxidative stress, cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in human macrophages

  • Paola Palozza

      Affiliations

    • Institute of General Pathology, Catholic University School of Medicine, 1 00168 Rome, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Institute of General Pathology, Catholic University School of Medicine, 1 00168 Rome, Italy. Tel.: +39 06 3016619; fax: +39 06 3386446.
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  • Rossella Simone

      Affiliations

    • Institute of General Pathology, Catholic University School of Medicine, 1 00168 Rome, Italy
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  • Assunta Catalano

      Affiliations

    • Institute of General Pathology, Catholic University School of Medicine, 1 00168 Rome, Italy
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  • Alma Boninsegna

      Affiliations

    • Institute of General Pathology, Catholic University School of Medicine, 1 00168 Rome, Italy
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  • Volker Böhm

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Nutrition, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität, 07743 Jena, Germany
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  • Kati Fröhlich

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Nutrition, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität, 07743 Jena, Germany
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  • Maria Cristina Mele

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Biochemistry and Clinical Biochemistry, Catholic University School of Medicine, 1 00168 Rome, Italy
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  • Giovanni Monego

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Anatomy, Catholic University School of Medicine, 1 00168 Rome, Italy
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  • Franco O. Ranelletti

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Histology, Catholic University School of Medicine, 1 00168 Rome, Italy

Received 15 May 2008 ,Revised 12 September 2008 ,Accepted 2 October 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2008.10.002

The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages 34-46 , January 2010

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