Synergism of Lycopene and Other Drugs Against Cancer: a technological prospect

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https://doi.org/10.9771/cp.v15i3.42989

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Lycopene, Antineoplastic Agents, Drug Synergism.

Abstract

The present study aimed to conduct a prospective study on the use of lycopene, with antitumor activity proven in the literature, in addition to other antitumor drugs in the fight against cancer, for this purpose research was carried out in the INPI, USPTO, ESPACENET patent databases and WIPO, as well as scientific articles in the PubMed, Web of ScienceTM, Scopus and Scielo databases, using specific Boolean keywords and operators, used in the search field related to the title or summary of the files. There was a low number of documents regarding the application of lycopene against cancer and the lack of patents exploring the synergistic potential with other drugs. In addition, in the databases of scientific articles and patents, few files were found related to the anti-cancer activity of lycopene and its synergistic effect, reinforcing the innovative character of research involving the use of this carotenoid.

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Author Biographies

de Sousa, Federal University of Delta do Parnaíba, Parnaíba, PI, Brazil

Graduating in Biomedicine at the Federal University of Delta do Parnaíba.

Diva de Aguiar Magalhães, Federal University of Delta do Parnaíba, Parnaíba, PI, Brazil

PhD in Biotechnology from the Federal University of Piauí in 2021.

Marcia Luana Gomes Perfeito, Federal University of Delta do Parnaíba, Parnaíba, PI, Brazil

PhD in Biotechnology from the Federal University of Piauí in 2022.

Stefany Guimarães Sousa, Federal University of Delta do Parnaíba, Parnaíba, PI, Brazil

Master in Biotechnology from the Federal University of Piauí in 2017.

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Published

2022-07-01

How to Cite

Sousa, A. K. de, Magalhães, D. de A., Perfeito, M. L. G., & Sousa, S. G. (2022). Synergism of Lycopene and Other Drugs Against Cancer: a technological prospect. Cadernos De Prospecção, 15(3), 993–1006. https://doi.org/10.9771/cp.v15i3.42989

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