N-acetyl-L-cysteine prevents DNA damage induced by UVA, UVB and visible radiation in human fibroblasts

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 72, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 55-60

  Morley, N ^a   Curnow, Alison ^a   Salter, L ^a   Campbell, S ^a   Gould, D ^a  

^a Truro Public Health Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Buthionine sulfoximine; Glutathione; N acetylcysteine; Reactive oxygen species; Ultraviolet radiation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; BUTHIONINE SULFOXIMINE; CYSTEINE; DNA; GLUTATHIONE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; XENON;

ARTICLE; CELL PROTECTION; CELL TYPE; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DRUG MECHANISM; FIBROBLAST CULTURE; GLUTATHIONE METABOLISM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIGHT EXPOSURE; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; LUNG FIBROBLAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOSENSITIVITY; SCAVENGING SYSTEM; SKIN FIBROBLAST; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

EID: 0345530904     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2003.06.004     Document Type: Article

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