Full Description
This book describes mechanisms of skin damage generation and examines the potential impact of free radicals, reactive oxygen species (ROS) and oxidative damage on the skin ageing process. It also evaluates methods to decrease skin oxidative stress, oxidative damage, and skin ageing. The identification of free radical reactions as promoters of the skin ageing process implies that interventions aimed at limiting or inhibiting free radical reactions should be able to reduce the rate of formation of ageing-related changes with a consequent reduction of the ageing rate. This book highlights how ageing of the skin happens, as well as what are the causes and the best ways to prevent and treat it.
Contents
Introduction & description of the problem; What is aging?; The role of oxidative stress in general aging process; Basic information about skin; General overview of skin aging: extrinsic (external) & intrinsic (free radical mediated internal) factors; Mechanisms of skin aging, UV & Photoaging; Skin, free radicals & antioxidants; General overview of antioxidative protection; Antioxidant prevention of damage induced by extrinsic factors; Can antioxidants as dietary supplements offer appropriate protection against ROS-induced damage?; Methodology for the detection of oxidative state in biological systems; Alternative Methods of Decreasing Oxidative Stress & Retarding Aging Process; The role of telomeres in skin aging; Hormones & skin aging; Topical treatment of Skin Aging; Skin Curative approaches; Conclusion; Index.NER(01): GB IE
