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[Studie] Lycopene

http://www.nutraingredients.com/news...G.asp?id=51395
Lycopene may act on male hormones to fight cancer.

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15/04/2004 - Lycopene, the carotenoid found in tomatoes, may reduce the risk of prostate cancer by inhibiting the male hormone’s effect on the prostate, report researchers from DSM this week, writes Dominique Patton.

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Their analysis revealed that both nutrients affected gene expression directly in the tumours: lycopene interfered with local androgen activation by down-regulating 5-alpha-reductase, the key enzyme for the transformation of testosterone to its most active form dehydrotestosterone (DHT). As a consequence, the expression of androgen-regulated target genes was also reduced.

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Androgens are considered to play a key role in the development of prostate cancer in men over lifetime. Scientists recently reported that a little-known molecule in soy, equol, is also a powerful blocker of the male hormone involved in prostate cancer.

ook uit dat stuk..... soja bevat dus ook iets tegen 'het mannelijk hormoon dat betrokken is bij het ontstaan van prostaatkanker'

misschien een aanknopingspunt voor verder onderzoek naar antiandrogene middelen.