Novel non-calcemic secosteroids that are produced by human epidermal keratinocytes protect against solar radiation

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 148, Issue , 2015, Pages 52-63

  Slominski, Andrzej T ^a,d   Janjetovic, Zorica ^a   Kim, Tae Kang ^a   Wasilewski, Piotr ^a   Rosas, Sofia ^a   Hanna, Sherie ^a   Sayre, Robert M ^b   Dowdy, John C ^b   Li, Wei ^a   Tuckey, Robert C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b Rapid Precision Testing Laboratories   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA damage; Epidermal keratinocytes; Epidermal melanocytes; Hydroxyvitamin D; Oxidative stress; UVB

Indexed keywords

DNA; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; PROTEIN P53; PYRIMIDINE DIMER; RADIOPROTECTIVE AGENT; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SECOSTEROID; SKIN PROTECTIVE AGENT;

COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; KERATINOCYTE; MELANOCYTE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RADIATION PROTECTION; REVIEW; SKIN PROTECTION; SOLAR RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; UPREGULATION; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CELL CULTURE; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECTS; EPIDERMIS; HYPERCALCEMIA; METABOLISM; RADIATION RESPONSE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CELLS, CULTURED; DNA DAMAGE; EPIDERMIS; HUMANS; HYPERCALCEMIA; KERATINOCYTES; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SECOSTEROIDS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 84925511820     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: 18791220     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2015.01.014     Document Type: Review

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