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Have a look at this article guys.
http://www.nutraingredients-usa.com/Research/Breakthrough-research-on-lycopene
I thought it may be of interest to us because of this snippet:
http://www.nutraingredients-usa.com/Research/Breakthrough-research-on-lycopene
I thought it may be of interest to us because of this snippet:
Their analysis revealed that both nutrients affected gene expression directly in the tumours: lycopene interfered with local androgen activation by down-regulating 5-alpha-reductase, the key enzyme for the transformation of testosterone to its most active form dehydrotestosterone (DHT). As a consequence, the expression of androgen-regulated target genes were also reduced.
In addition, lycopene decreased the expression of two prostatic cytokines, IGF-I and IL-6, both regarded as risk factors for prostate cancer. Vitamin E reduced androgen signalling without affecting androgen metabolism.