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BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL
卷 2021, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
HINDAWI LTD
DOI: 10.1155/2021/7101313
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- Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior (CAPES-PVEX) [88881.172437/2018-01]
- Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto (UFOP-PROPPI 13/2020) [132020073]
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq) [305634/2017-8]
The study demonstrates that lycopene can protect mouse liver from damage caused by long-term cigarette smoke exposure, improving pathological changes, inflammatory responses, and antioxidant profiles. This is the first study to suggest lycopene as a potential pharmacological tool for treating hepatic damage caused by long-term cigarette smoke exposure.
Cigarette smoke (CS) is the major cause of preventable death worldwide, and it can also cause damage to extrapulmonary organs, such as the liver, mainly due the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). The liver is an essential organ for human survival since it is mainly responsible for the body metabolism and among other things and it is the place where many endogenous and exogenous substances undergo biological transformation. Lycopene is a nonprovitamin A carotenoid found in red fruits and vegetables, and its role as a potent antioxidant is well known. In this study, we hypothesized that lycopene could protect mouse liver against long-term CS exposure. Thirty C57BL/6 mice were exposed to twelve cigarette smoke (12 cigarettes per day) for 60 days and pretreated with 25 mg/kg/day or 50 mg/kg/day of lycopene via orogastric gavage. After euthanasia, the hepatic tissue was collected for histopathological, antioxidant defense, oxidative stress, inflammatory, and collagen deposition analysis. Our analysis demonstrated that lycopene results in a suitable outcome to ameliorate the pathological changes, inflammatory and antioxidant profile in a mouse model of long-term CS exposure, and collagen accumulation in the hepatic extracellular matrix. This study demonstrates for the first time that supplementation of lycopene can be a possible pharmacological tool for the treatment of hepatic damage caused by exposure to long-term CS.
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