Protective Effects of Lanosterol Synthase Up-Regulation in UV-B-Induced Oxidative Stress

• Main Authors: Hui Hua (Author), Tianyao Yang (Author), Liting Huang (Author), Rentong Chen (Author), Menglin Li (Author), Zhenzhen Zou (Author), Nan Wang (Author), Dan Yang (Author), Yang Liu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2019-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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UV-B radiation may be an important risk factor in cataract etiology. After exposure to UV-B radiation, cells show imbalances in the repair of DNA damage, which induce changes in the levels of certain proteins, including alpha-crystallin, which is the most abundant protein in the lens and crucial for...