Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction and description of the problem
  • What is aging?
  • The role of oxidative stress in general aging process
  • Basic information about skin
  • General overview of skin aging : extrinsic (external) and intrinsic (free radical mediated internal) factors
  • Mechanisms of skin aging, UV & photoaging
  • Skin, free radicals, and antioxidants
  • General overview of antioxidative protection
  • Antioxidant prevention of damage induced by extrinsic factors
  • Can antioxidants as dietary supplements offer appropriate protection against ROS-induced damage?
  • Methodology for the detection of oxidative state in biological systems
  • Alternative methods of decreasing oxidative stress and retarding aging process
  • The role of telomeres in skin aging
  • Hormones and skin aging
  • Topical treatment of skin aging
  • Skin curative approaches
  • Conclusion.