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Abstract
The antioxidant function of vitamin E is thought to mediate its photo-protective effects. Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) is an important mediator of early photo-inflammation. Thus, the ability of gamma-tocopherol to inhibit COX-2 activity independently of its antioxidant function raises important questions regarding potential roles that this form of vitamin E plays in photo-protection and skin cancer chemoprevention.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16778813 DOI: 10.1038/sj.jid.5700308
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Invest Dermatol ISSN: 0022-202X Impact factor: 8.551