Lycopene can decrease the oxidative injury of endothelial cells induced by H(2)O(2), can attenuate the expression of p53 and caspase-3 mRNA in injured cells, and can diminish the apoptosis of injured cells. These findings possibly explain in part why lycopene can prevent atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases.
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