Effect of lycopene supplementation on oxidative stress: An exploratory systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Journal of Medicinal Food

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 361-374

  Chen, Jinyao ^a   Song, Yang ^a   Zhang, Lishi ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

lycopene; meta analysis; oxidative stress; randomized controlled trial; systematic review

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CAROTENE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENE; CORN OIL; DNA; GAMMA TOCOPHEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LYC O MATO; LYCOPENE; PLACEBO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XANTHOPHYLL;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; COMET ASSAY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DNA DAMAGE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFECT; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; HUMAN; LIPID PEROXIDATION; META ANALYSIS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAROTENOIDS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84877868316     PISSN: 1096620X     EISSN: 15577600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2012.2682     Document Type: Review

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