Lycopene mitigates atrazine-induced cardiac inflammation via blocking the NF-κB pathway and NO production

LYC (lycopene) plays roles in preventing heart disease. Epidemiological studies report that ATR (atrazine)-induced cardiac inflammation is associated with an increase in cardiovascular mortality. However, true confirmation that cardioprotective effects of LYC against ATR-induced heart injury occured...

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Main Authors: Xue-Nan Li, Jia Lin, Jun Xia, Lei Qin, Shi-Yong Zhu, Jin-Long Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-02-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464616304236