Caffeine as a photoprotective agent for diminishing phototoxicity

Tong Szeto Yim Tong Szeto; Henry Hy Tong

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Caffeine as a photoprotective agent for diminishing phototoxicity

Tong Szeto Yim Tong Szeto, Henry Hy Tong

Faculty of Health Sciences and Sports

Macau University of Science and Technology

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Abstract

Skin whitening with Chinese herbal medicine has been used in ancient Asia. However, phototoxicity of the active ingredient limits the application. The modified comet assay was used in the current study to detect DNA crosslinking induced by phototoxicity. Result showed that caffeine at 5 µmol/L was able to reduce 5-methoxypsoralen-induced phototoxicity with ultraviolet C (UVC) exposure.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	667-670
Number of pages	4
Journal	Toxicology and Industrial Health
Volume	26
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0748233710375947
Publication status	Published - Nov 2010

Keywords

5-MOP
Phototoxic
caffeine
comet assay
crosslink

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