Amelioration of ultraviolet-induced photokeratitis in mice treated with astaxanthin eye drops

PURPOSE: Ultraviolet (UV) acts as low-dose ionizing radiation. Acute UVB exposure causes photokeratitis and induces apoptosis in corneal cells. Astaxanthin (AST) is a carotenoid, present in seafood, that has potential clinical applications due to its high antioxidant activity. In the present study,...

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Autores principales: Lennikov, Anton, Kitaichi, Nobuyoshi, Fukase, Risa, Murata, Miyuki, Noda, Kousuke, Ando, Ryo, Ohguchi, Takeshi, Kawakita, Tetsuya, Ohno, Shigeaki, Ishida, Susumu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Molecular Vision 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3291518/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22393271

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3291518/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22393271

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