Day: September 26, 2021

Lycopene reduces cholesterol absorption and prevents atherosclerosis.

Lycopene reduces cholesterol absorption and prevents atherosclerosis.

PMID:  J Agric Food Chem. 2021 Sep 8 ;69(35):10114-10120. Epub 2021 Aug 25. PMID: 34428895 Abstract Title:  Lycopene Reduces Cholesterol Absorption and Prevents Atherosclerosis in ApoEMice by Downregulating HNF-1α and NPC1L1 Expression. Abstract:  Our previous study showed that lycopene reduced the absorption of cholesterol in Caco-2 cells through inhibiting Niemann-Pick C1-Like 1 (NPC1L1) expression. Herein,…

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