Melatonin as a possible antidote to UV radiation induced cutaneous damages and immune-suppression: An overview

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 153, Issue , 2015, Pages 281-288

  Goswami, Soumik ^a   Haldar, Chandana ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Apoptosis; Free radicals; Melatonin; UV radiation

Indexed keywords

ANTIDOTE; ANTIOXIDANT; DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT; FREE RADICAL; MELATONIN; RADIOPROTECTIVE AGENT; RETINOID RELATED ORPHAN RECEPTOR ALPHA; RETINOID RELATED ORPHAN RECEPTOR BETA; RETINOID RELATED ORPHAN RECEPTOR GAMMA;

ALPHA RADIATION; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; APOPTOSIS; BETA RADIATION; CELL DAMAGE; DENDRITIC CELL; GAMMA RADIATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INNATE IMMUNITY; MAST CELL; MELANOGENESIS; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; REVIEW; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SOLAR RADIATION; STRATOSPHERE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; RADIATION RESPONSE; SKIN; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

ANIMALS; ANTIDOTES; ANTIOXIDANTS; APOPTOSIS; HUMANS; MELATONIN; SKIN; SKIN NEOPLASMS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 84944744467     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: 18732682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2015.10.006     Document Type: Review

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