A STUDY HAS PROVIDED new evidence that Lycomato?, Lycored's standardized tomato extract, can protect the skin from oxidative stress. Researchers in Israel exposed human dermal fibroblasts to oxidative stress, which led to cell death and decreased pro-collagen secretion. However, pre-treatment with Lycomato was found to reverse the effects of oxidative stress. It reduced the rise in MMP-1 secretion, an enzyme responsible for collagen damage, by around 50%, and completely restored pro-collagen secretion. Positive effects were also observed for pre-treatment with rosemary extract, which decreased MMP-1 secretion and increased pro-collagen secretion to basal levels. Although both Lycomato and rosemary extract delivered significant benefits alone, their effects were heightened when they were combined.
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