Lycopene intake induces colonic regulatory T cells in mice and suppresses food allergy symptoms.
Chihiro UshirodaTomohisa TakagiNobuo FukeKatsura MizushimaYasuko HiraiYasuki HigashimuraAkihito HarusatoKazuhiro KamadaKazuhiko UchiyamaTakeshi IshikawaKoichi AizawaHiroyuki SuganumaYoshito ItohYuji NaitoPublished in: Pediatric allergy and immunology : official publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology (2021)
Our results suggest that lycopene, a carotenoid present in many common foods on the market, may have the potential to induce colonic Tregs and suppress FA symptoms.