Mechanisms of Photoaging and Cutaneous Photocarcinogenesis, and Photoprotective Strategies with Phytochemicals

• Main Authors: Ricardo Bosch (Author), Neena Philips (Author), Jorge A. Suárez-Pérez (Author), Angeles Juarranz (Author), Avani Devmurari (Author), Jovinna Chalensouk-Khaosaat (Author), Salvador González (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2015-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Photoaging and photocarcinogenesis are primarily due to solar ultraviolet (UV) radiation, which alters DNA, cellular antioxidant balance, signal transduction pathways, immunology, and the extracellular matrix (ECM). The DNA alterations include UV radiation induced thymine-thymine dimers and loss of...