Zahra Taheri
1, Mahin Ghafari
1, Masoud Amiri
1*1 Social Health Determinants Research Center, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran
Implication for health policy/practice/research/medical education:
Lycopene is a lipid-soluble antioxidant and has been inversely associated with lipid peroxidation, including low-density lipoprotein oxidation and reduced oxidative stress and inflammation. In addition, lycopene has a variety of biological activities such as aging prevention, cancer prevention, anti‐inflammation, and oxidative. Many chronic diseases, such as cardiovas¬cular disease, cancer, diabetes and eye diseas¬es are the result of prolonged oxidative stress. Lycopene could be considered as the most effective antioxidant among the carotenoids. Lycopene is a potent antioxidant that offers protection for cellular damage due to reactive oxygen species.
Please cite this paper as: Taheri Z, Ghafari M, Amiri M.Lycopene and kidney; future potential application. J Nephropharmacol. 2015; 4(2): 49-51.