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UV-induced skin MMP-1 expression

UV-induced skin MMP-1 expression. Species, exposure and limitations are retained in each linked claim.

1 recorded relationships. Experimental role, claim status and evidence remain attached to each record.

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What acts on it

  1. Tomato paste reduced UV-induced MMP-1 expression versus control, P=0.04.

    Experimental context and source evidence
    evidence_span
    {"source_cache": "artifacts/lycopene-research/20854436.abstract.txt", "locator": "Primary indexed abstract; zero-based, end-exclusive Unicode character offsets", "file_sha256": "70a295ef309afb9296521357fe29b70f532c2fd215687c918b94ee027aa707ba", "start_char": 0, "end_char": 2063, "text_sha256": "70a295ef309afb9296521357fe29b70f532c2fd215687c918b94ee027aa707ba"}
    experimental_model
    Randomized tomato-paste versus olive-oil trial
    exposure
    55 g tomato paste providing 16 mg lycopene daily in olive oil for 12 weeks
    limitations
    Whole food exposure; UV endpoints differ; not evidence that lycopene replaces sunscreen or prevents skin cancer.
    nutrient_topic
    Lycopene research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. · Lycopene
    organism
    Human, 20 women with skin phototypes I/II
    plain_language
    A marker linked to matrix breakdown was lower.
    primary_references
    [lycopene-p20854436] Tomato paste rich in lycopene protects against cutaneous photodamage in humans in vivo: a randomized controlled trial. (2011). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20854436/ DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2010.10057.x
    tissue_or_cell_type
    UV-exposed skin and biopsies

    Lycopene: absorption, metabolism, nutrient connections and human outcomes (2026-09-17) · lines 1209–1220

    AI-assisted literature curation; primary study URLs and scope retained in the document and extraction. Not publisher full text. · supports · Randomized tomato-paste versus olive-oil trial · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft

    ### lycopene-skin-mmp1 Tomato paste reduced UV-induced MMP-1 expression versus control, P=0.04. Condition category: normal nutrient_topic: Lycopene research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. plain_language: A marker linked to matrix breakdown was lower. organism: Human, 20 women with skin phototypes I/II tissue_or_cell_type: UV-exposed skin and biopsies experimental_model: Randomized tomato-paste versus olive-oil trial limitations: Whole food exposure; UV endpoints differ; not evidence that lycopene replaces sunscreen or prevents skin cancer. exposure: 55 g tomato paste providing 16 mg lycopene daily in olive oil for 12 weeks evidence_span: {"source_cache": "artifacts/lycopene-research/20854436.abstract.txt", "locator": "Primary indexed abstract; zero-based, end-exclusive Unicode character offsets", "file_sha256": "70a295ef309afb9296521357fe29b70f532c2fd215687c918b94ee027aa707ba", "start_char": 0, "end_char": 2063, "text_sha256": "70a295ef309afb9296521357fe29b70f532c2fd215687c918b94ee027aa707ba"} [lycopene-p20854436] Tomato paste rich in lycopene protects against cutaneous photodamage in humans in vivo: a randomized controlled trial. (2011). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20854436/ DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2010.10057.x
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