Fernblock, a nutriceutical with photoprotective properties and potential preventive agent for skin photoaging and photoinduced skin cancers

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 8466-8475

  Gonzalez, Salvador ^a,b   Gilaberte, Yolanda ^c   Philips, Neena ^d   Juarranz, Angeles ^e  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL SAN JORGE   (Spain)

^d FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Oral sunscreen; Photoaging; Photoprotection; Polypodium leucotomos extract; Skin cancer

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; FERNBLOCK; GLUTATHIONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; NUTRACEUTICAL; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; POLYPODIUM LEUCOTOMOS EXTRACT; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SUPEROXIDE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; PLANT EXTRACT; RADIOPROTECTIVE AGENT;

APOPTOSIS; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL DEATH; DNA DAMAGE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG MECHANISM; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FERN; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LIGHT EXPOSURE; LIGHT SCATTERING; NONHUMAN; PHOTOAGING; PHOTOPROTECTIVE PROPERTY; POLYPODIUM; POLYPODIUM LEUCOTOMOS; REVIEW; SKIN CANCER; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; PATHOLOGY; RADIATION RESPONSE; SKIN; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNLIGHT;

HUMANS; PLANT EXTRACTS; POLYPODIUM; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS; SKIN; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 84055211853     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms12128466     Document Type: Review

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