Oxidants and Antioxidants in Cutaneous Biology (Current Problems in Dermatolo

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* Hardcover: 193 pages
* Publisher: S. Karger Publishers (USA) (February 2001)
* Language: English
* ISBN: 3805571321
The first concise and up-to-date review

Are free radicals and reactive oxygen species relevant to dermatopathology? Do antioxidants protect against free-radical-mediated cutaneous diseases and aging? To these and further current questions in the rapidly progressing field of basic and applied skin research, this up-to-date volume provides a scientific basis. It presents state-of-the-art reviews on the progress in detection of free radicals and antioxidants and their responses to environmental oxidative stressors. Furthermore, several expert contributions focus on the exciting developments in oxidative DNA damage and UVB- and UVA-induced signal transduction in skin. Finally, information is given on new antioxidant protection strategies against skin carcinogenesis and skin aging which may be fundamental for the pharmaceutical or skin-care products of tomorrow.
Due to its unique and up-to-date collection of state-of-the-art contributions by many of the world