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The effect of N-acetylcysteine on the UVB-induced inhibition of epidermal DNA synthesis in rat skin.
J Photochem Photobiol B
; 26(3): 271-6, 1994 Dec.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-7853119
RESUMO
The effect of N-acetylcysteine (NAC), on the UVB-induced inhibition of epidermal DNA synthesis in rat skin was investigated. Topical application of NAC, 30 min prior to UVB irradiation (20 kJ m-2), significantly reduced the UVB-induced inhibition of the epidermal (methyl-1',2'-3H)-thymidine uptake. These results indicate that NAC affords protection against at least some of the damaging effects of UVB radiation on epidermal DNA, probably by neutralization of UVB induced reactive species.