Radical reactions of carotenoids and potential influence on UV carcinogenesis

Curr Probl Dermatol. 2001:29:140-56. doi: 10.1159/000060663.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anticarcinogenic Agents / chemistry*
  • Anticarcinogenic Agents / pharmacology
  • Anticarcinogenic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Antioxidants / chemistry
  • Antioxidants / pharmacology
  • Antioxidants / therapeutic use
  • Ascorbic Acid / metabolism
  • Carotenoids / adverse effects
  • Carotenoids / chemistry*
  • Carotenoids / pharmacology
  • Carotenoids / therapeutic use
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / drug effects*
  • Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / radiation effects
  • Diet
  • Free Radicals
  • Guinea Pigs
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Lung Neoplasms / chemically induced
  • Melanoma / prevention & control
  • Mice
  • Mice, Hairless
  • Models, Chemical
  • Neoplasms / epidemiology
  • Neoplasms / prevention & control
  • Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / prevention & control*
  • Oxygen / chemistry
  • Partial Pressure
  • Prospective Studies
  • Reactive Oxygen Species
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Selenium / therapeutic use
  • Singlet Oxygen
  • Skin Neoplasms / prevention & control
  • Smoking / adverse effects
  • Structure-Activity Relationship
  • Ultraviolet Rays / adverse effects*
  • Vegetables
  • Vitamin E / metabolism
  • Vitamin E / therapeutic use
  • beta Carotene / adverse effects
  • beta Carotene / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Anticarcinogenic Agents
  • Antioxidants
  • Free Radicals
  • Reactive Oxygen Species
  • beta Carotene
  • Vitamin E
  • Singlet Oxygen
  • Carotenoids
  • Selenium
  • Ascorbic Acid
  • Oxygen