Dietary lutein reduces ultraviolet radiation-induced inflammation and immunosuppression
Dietary lutein reduces ultraviolet radiation-induced inflammation and immunosuppression Erica H Lee 1, Dorothea Faulhaber, Kerry M Hanson, Wanhong Ding, Sara Peters, Sreedevi Kodali, Richard D Granstein PMID: 15009738 DOI: 10.1046/j.0022-202X.2004.22227.x J Invest Dermatol. 2005 May;124(5):1092 Abstract Ultraviolet radiation (UVR) promotes skin cancer development by mutagenic, immunosuppressive, and oxidative-stress-inducing mechanisms; however, certain antioxidants may counteract and prevent UVR-induced photodamage. Lutein is a xanthophyll carotenoid with…