2019
Acetyl zingerone: An efficacious multifunctional ingredient for continued protection against ongoing DNA damage in melanocytes after sun exposure ends
Chaudhuri RK, Meyer T, Premi S, Brash D. Acetyl zingerone: An efficacious multifunctional ingredient for continued protection against ongoing DNA damage in melanocytes after sun exposure ends. International Journal Of Cosmetic Science 2019, 42: 36-45. PMID: 31538664, PMCID: PMC7004018, DOI: 10.1111/ics.12582.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSun exposureSolar-simulated ultraviolet radiationReactive oxygen speciesIntracellular levelsCyclobutane pyrimidine dimersΑ-tocopherolCPD formationTraditional sunscreensScavenge peroxynitriteUVR exposureOngoing DNA damageAntioxidant α-tocopherolUltraviolet radiationUVA radiationMelanocytesROS formationExposureQuench singlet oxygenUse of AZEfficacyOxygen speciesKeratinocytesDNA damageFree radicalsHours
2009
Influence of cytosine methylation on ultraviolet-induced cyclobutane pyrimidine dimer formation in genomic DNA
Rochette PJ, Lacoste S, Therrien JP, Bastien N, Brash DE, Drouin R. Influence of cytosine methylation on ultraviolet-induced cyclobutane pyrimidine dimer formation in genomic DNA. Mutation Research/Fundamental And Molecular Mechanisms Of Mutagenesis 2009, 665: 7-13. PMID: 19427505, DOI: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2009.02.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLigation-mediated PCRX chromosomeFMR1 geneGenomic DNAInactive X chromosomeDimer formationCyclobutane pyrimidine dimer formationTumor suppressor genePyrimidine dimer formationConstitutive methylationCytosine methylationMethylated cytosineUnmethylated cytosinesSuppressor geneP53 tumor suppressor geneGenesMethylationCPD formationChromosomesCytosineDNAMutationsSunlight-induced mutationsDipyrimidine sitesPGK1