Ectoin: An effective natural substance to prevent UVA-induced premature photoaging

Skin Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 232-237

  Buenger, J ^a   Driller, H ^a  

^a MERCK KGAA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ectoin; Intercellular adhesion molecule 1; Mitochondrial DNA mutation; Second messenger release; Transcription factor AP 2; UVA radiation

Indexed keywords

ECTOINE; INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE 1; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; RONACARE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP 2;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DAMAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; HIGH PERFORMANCE THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; PREMATURE AGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SECOND MESSENGER; SKIN PROTECTION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

AGING, PREMATURE; AMINO ACIDS, DIAMINO; BIOLOGICAL FACTORS; CELLS, CULTURED; HUMANS; KERATINOCYTES; SKIN AGING; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 5644268997     PISSN: 16605527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000080216     Document Type: Article

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