番茄红素抗癌作用研究现状

Lycopene on cancer prevention

许多流行病学研究表明 ,番茄制品可以降低癌的危险性 ,尤其是胃肠道和前列腺癌。蕃茄红素是番茄制品的主要类胡萝卜素 ,本文对番茄红素的分子结构、代谢等生物学特征、番茄红素的抗癌作用及其机制进行了综述。

Many epidemiological researchs indicate that there is an inverse correlation between the consumption of tomato products and the risk of cancer, especially the gastrointestinal cancer and prostate cancer. The biological features of lycopene, such as molecular structure, metabolism, tissue distribution and its anti cancer function and possible mechanism are reviewed.