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JOURNAL OF NUTRITION
Volume 138, Issue 7, Pages 1329-1335Publisher
AMER SOC NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1093/jn/138.7.1329
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- NCI NIH HHS [R01 CA104932, R01 CA104932-02, R01CA104932] Funding Source: Medline
- NIAAA NIH HHS [R01AA12682] Funding Source: Medline
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Recent in vitro evidence suggests that the antioxidant lycopene can prevent alcolhol-induced oxidative stress and inflammation. However, knowledge of possible interactions in vivo between escalating closes of lycopene and chronic alcohol ingestion are lacking. In this study, we investigated potential interactions between alcohol ingestion and lycopene supplementation and their effect on hepatic lycopene concentration, cytochrome P4502E1 (CYP2E1) induction, and inflammation. Fischer 344 rats (6 groups, n 10 per group) were fed either a liquid ethanol Lieber-DeCarli diet or a control diet (isocaloric maltodextrin substituted for ethanol) with or without lycopene supplementation at 2 doses (1.1 or 3.3 mg.kg body weight(-1) .d(-1)) for 11 wk. Plasma and hepatic concentrations of lycopene isomers were assessed by HPLC analysis. We examined expressions of hepatic CYP2E1 and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF alpha) and the incidence of hepatic inflammatory foci. Both plasma and hepatic lycopene concentrations were greater in alcohol-fed rats than in control rats supplemented with identical doses of lycopene. In contrast, alcohol-fed rats had a lower percentage of lycopene cis isomers in the plasma and the liver compared with control rats fed the same dose of lycopene. Notably, lycopene supplementation at the higher dose significantly induced hepatic CYP2E1 protein, TNF alpha mRNA, and the incidence of inflammatory foci in the alcohol-fed rats but not in the control rats. These data indicate an interaction between chronic alcohol ingestion and lycopene supplementation and suggest a need for caution among individuals consuming high amounts of both alcohol and lycopene.
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