Skin Irritation Testing beyond Tissue Viability: Fucoxanthin Effects on Inflammation, Homeostasis, and Metabolism

• Main Authors: Renata Spagolla Napoleão Tavares (Author), Silvya Stuchi Maria-Engler (Author), Pio Colepicolo (Author), Hosana Maria Debonsi (Author), Monika Schäfer-Korting (Author), Uwe Marx (Author), Lorena Rigo Gaspar (Author), Christian Zoschke (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: MDPI AG, 2020-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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UV light catalyzes the ozone formation from air pollutants, like nitrogen oxides. Since ozone reacts with cutaneous sebum lipids to peroxides and, thus, promotes inflammation, tumorigenesis, and aging, even broad-spectrum sunscreens cannot properly protect skin. Meanwhile, xanthophylls, like fucoxan...