Beneficial Effect of Tomato Juice Drinking on Anti-Mutagenicity of Saliva
Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine
; : 289-291, 2002.
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Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of tomato juice drinking on the anti-mutagenicity of saliva. Methods: Subjects were 22 healthy male university students. They were divided into tomato group and control group. The tomato group drank tomato juice for 10 days. The anti-mutagenicity of saliva was measured using the umu test. Results: In the tomato group, there was a significant increase in the inhibiting capacity of saliva on the mutagenicity of AF-2 after tomato juice drinking for 10 days. This increase was, however, temporary. In the control group, there was no such change in the inhibiting capacity of saliva. Conclusions: These findings suggest the significant effect of tomato juice drinking on the anti-mutagenicity of saliva. In addition, lycopene may have played an important role in its mechanism.
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Main subject:
Saliva
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Alcohol Drinking
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Solanum lycopersicum
Language:
Ja
Journal:
Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine
Year:
2002
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Article