Retinoids and carotenoids in dermatology (Informa Healthcare, 2007)
Includes bibliographical references and index
From carotenoids and vitamin A to retinoids / Rune Blomhoff and Heidi Kiil Blomhoff -- Animal models for retinoid receptor research: implications for epidermal homeostasis, skin barrier function, wound healing, and atopic dermatitis / Norbert B. Ghyselinck and Pierre Chambon -- Retinoids and the skin: from vitamin A in human epidermis to the pharmacology of oral retinoids in dermatology / Anders Vahlquist -- Recent studies on the pharmacokinetics and metabolism of retinoids in the skin / Jens M. Baron, Hans F. Merk, and David R. Bickers -- Anti-aging effects of retinoids and mechanisms of action / Laure Rittié, Gary J. Fisher, and Christopher E.M. Griffiths -- Retinoid therapy of acne and sebocyte-related disorders / Gina A. Taylor and Alan R. Shalita -- Retinoids and retinoic acid metabolism blocking agents in psoriasis / Peter C.M. van de Kerkhof and Christel J. Verfaille -- Retinoid treatment of the disorders of cornification / John J. DiGiovanna -- Oral retinoid therapy in children and infants / Ramon Ruiz-Maldonado and Carola Durán-Mckinster -- Retinoids in cutaneous t-cell lymphomas / Chunlei Zhang and Madeleine Duvic -- Retinoid therapy and autoimmune skin disease / Amit G. Pandya and Melissa I. Costner -- Retinoids in the prevention and treatment of skin cancer / Carol R. Drucker -- Side effects and pitfalls in retinoid therapy / Olivier Sorg, S. Kuenzli, and J.H. Saurat -- Retinoid-induced hyperlipidemia and the risk of atherosclerosis / Anders Vahlquist -- Carotenoids and the skin: an overview / Anders Vahlquist -- Antioxidative effects of carotenoids / Kyung-Jin Yeum and Norman I. Krinsky -- Beta-carotene in the treatment of skin disorders / Andrea Krautheim and Harald P.M. Gollnick -- Carotenoids as cancer preventive agents / John S. Bertram -- Beta-carotene in erythropoietic protoporphyria / Micheline M. Mathews-Roth