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Review
. 1986 Jun;68(6):875-84.
doi: 10.1016/s0300-9084(86)80104-3.

Beta-carotene therapy for erythropoietic protoporphyria and other photosensitivity diseases

M M Mathews-Roth
Review

Beta-carotene therapy for erythropoietic protoporphyria and other photosensitivity diseases

M M Mathews-Roth. Biochimie. 1986 Jun.

Abstract

This paper describes the development of the use of carotenoid pigments in the treatment of light-sensitive skin diseases. It also discusses the animal and human studies involved in determining whether carotenoids have any anti-cancer activity. The possible mechanisms of carotenoid photoprotective and anti-cancer actions are briefly discussed.

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