Photoprotection against the UVB‐induced oxidative stress and epidermal damage in mice using leaves of three different varieties of<i>Lepidium meyenii</i>(maca)

Gonzales‐Castañeda, Cynthia; Rivera, Valery; Lucía Chirinos, Ana; Evelson, Pablo; F. Gonzáles, Gustavo

doi:10.1111/j.1365-4632.2010.04793.x

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Photoprotection against the UVB‐induced oxidative stress and epidermal damage in mice using leaves of three different varieties ofLepidium meyenii(maca)

Published in International Journal of Dermatology • Jul 22, 2011

Authors:

Cynthia Gonzales‐Castañeda

Valery Rivera

Ana Lucía Chirinos

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Skin exposure to ultraviolet (UV) B radiation leads to epidermal damage and generation of reactive oxygen species. The photoprotective effect of extracts of three varieties of leaves (red, yellow, and black) from maca (Lepidium meyenii), a plant from the Peruvian highlands, was assessed ...

Subject

Photoprotection

Oxidative stress

Medicine

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