UV Photoprotection, Cytotoxicity and Immunology Capacity of Red Algae Extracts

UV Photoprotection, Cytotoxicity and Immunology Capacity of Red Algae Extracts

This study was designed to evaluate the potential use of algal extracts in cosmeceuticals, including factors related to biosecurity. The aqueous crude extracts of Hydropuntia cornea and Gracilariopsis longissima showed a good photoprotective capacity (Sun Protection Factor, SPF) due to, among other...

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Main Authors: Félix Álvarez-Gómez, Nathalie Korbee, Virginia Casas-Arrojo, Roberto T. Abdala-Díaz, Félix L. Figueroa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-01-01
Series:Molecules
Subjects:
cytotoxicity
cytokine production
interleukin-6
mycosporine-like amino acids
photoprotection
red algae extracts
tumor necrosis factor-α
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/24/2/341

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