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One-year study on the variation of carotenoid antioxidant substances in living human skin: Influence of dietary supplementation and stress factors

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Darvin, Maxim E., Patzelt, Alexa, Knorr, Fanny, Blume-Peytavi, Ulrike, Sterry, Wolfram, Lademann, Juergen·2008·Journal of Biomedical Optics

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Variation in the level of the carotenoid antioxidant substances beta-carotene and lycopene in the human skin of ten healthy volunteers was measured with resonance Raman spectroscopy in an in vivo experiment over the course of 12 months. Information on the lifestyle of the volunteers concerning dietary supplementation and stress factors was obtained daily by the completion of questionnaires. The results showed individual variations in the levels of carotenoid antioxidant substances in the skin of the volunteers, which strongly correlated to specific lifestyles, such as the intake of dietary supplementations rich in carotenoids, and the influence of stress factors. A carotenoid-rich nutrition, based on large amounts of fruit and vegetables, increased the measured carotenoid levels of skin, while stress factors such as fatigue, illness, smoking, and alcohol consumption gave rise to a decrease in carotenoid levels of the skin. These decreases occurred relatively quickly over the course of one day, while the subsequent increases lasted for up to 3 days. During the summer and autumn months, an increase in the level of carotenoids in the skin was measured for all volunteers. The average "seasonal increase" of the carotenoid content in the skin was determined to be 1.26-fold.

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  • Dietary supplementation of antioxidants may provide efficient protection against extrinsic skin ageing.

    “The results indicated that dietary supplementation of antioxidants may provide efficient protection against extrinsic skin ageing.”
  • Antioxidant levels in the skin significantly increased with dietary consumption of carotenoid-rich food.

    “A study examining the influence of lifestyle factors on the level of carotenoid antioxidants beta-carotene and lycopene found that antioxidant levels in the skin significantly increased with dietary consumption of carotenoid-rich food [46].”
  • Environmental inducers of ROS, such as UVR exposure, can lead to a reduction in antioxidants and an increase in levels of oxidative stress.

    “Environmental inducers of ROS, such as UVR exposure, can lead to a reduction in antioxidants and an increase in levels of oxidative stress [46].”
  • Inducers of ROS, for example smoking and UVR exposure, can reduce levels of carotenoid antioxidants and thereby further potentiate levels of oxidative stress.

    “Inducers of ROS, for example smoking and UVR exposure, can reduce levels of carotenoid antioxidants and thereby further potentiate levels of oxidative stress [Darvin et al., 2008].”

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  1. Dermatology in General Medicine, J. Fitzpatrick, A. Eisen, K. Wolff, I. Freedberg, and K. Frank Austen, Eds., pp. 1694, McGraw-Hill, New York ͑1993͒.

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Authors
Darvin, M. E., Patzelt, A., Knorr, F., Blume-Peytavi, U., Sterry, W., & Lademann, J.
Affiliations
  • Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
  • Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Venue
Journal of Biomedical Optics
Published
2008-07-01
Volume
13
Issue
04
Pages
1-9
ISSN
  • 1083-3668 (ISSN-L)
  • 1560-2281
OpenAlex
W2006193710
Cited by
125
References
28
Citations by year
2024: 2 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 9 · 2016: 12 · 2015: 9 · 2014: 6 · 2013: 10 · 2012: 12
FWCI
6.26
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Biomedical Optics (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Biochemistry › Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Biophysics › Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Dermatology › Skin Protection and Aging
Keywords
carotenoids, beta-carotene, lycopene, dietary supplementation, stressors, seasonal variation, fruit and vegetable intake, smoking, alcohol consumption, fatigue, in vivo skin measurement, resonance Raman spectroscopy
MeSH terms
Adult, Antioxidants, Carotenoids, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Seasons, Skin Physiological Phenomena, Spectrum Analysis, Raman, Stress, Physiological, Dietary Supplements, Dermoscopy

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