Protection from Inflammation, Immunosuppression and Carcinogenesis Induced by UV Radiation in Mice by Topical Pycnogenol®

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 193-198

  Sime, Suzann ^a   Reeve, Vivienne E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLANT EXTRACT; PYCNOGENOL; SUNSCREEN; UROCANIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BARK; CONTACT ALLERGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; LOTION; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; PINE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; SKIN CARCINOGENESIS; SKIN EDEMA; SKIN INFLAMMATION; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN PROTECTION; SUN EXPOSURE; SUNBURN; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; ANTICARCINOGENIC AGENTS; DERMATITIS, CONTACT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FLAVONOIDS; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; INFLAMMATION; MICE; MICE, INBRED HRS; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; TIME FACTORS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; UROCANIC ACID;

ANIMALIA; PINUS PINASTER;

EID: 1342310633     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1562/0031-8655(2004)079<0193:PFIIAC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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