Protective Role of Melatonin and Its Metabolites in Skin Aging

January 2022 in “ International Journal of Molecular Sciences ”

Georgeta Bocheva, Radomir M. Slominski, Zorica Janjetovic, Tae Kang Kim, Markus Böhm, Kerstin Steinbrink, Russel J. Reiter, Konrad Kleszczyński, Andrzej Slominski

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Studysummary This review discusses the impact of melatonin and its metabolites on skin aging, summarizing how they may serve as "aging neutralizers" through their anti-oxidative and anti-inflammatory properties, but reports no new clinical results.

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