Vitamin E Nourishes and protects the skin from damage
The mean age of the study patients was found to be 32.90 7.92 years which was similar to the studies by Kumar et al .,[] Garg et al .,[] and Achar and Rathi.[] The disease duration of melasma in majority of patients (56.0%) was between 1 to 3 years, which is in concordance with the study by Kumar et al .[] Similar to the study by Khurana et al ., majority of patients (78%) in our study were found to be of Fitzpatrick skin type IV, followed by Fitzpatrick skin type V and type III.[] The assessment of mean difference in VAS over both cheeks before and after TA (right cheek) and glutathione (left cheek) revealed that both the treatment options were effective [Table 2]
GHK-Cu is studied for its role in: Collagen and elastin synthesis - investigated for its effects on dermal matrix production and skin structural integrity
It would also help explain a clinical observation discussed later: the gastrointestinal side effects associated with amylin analogs (nausea, early fullness) tend to be most pronounced during dose escalation and to ease with continued treatment, a pattern consistent with partial adaptation of the very gastric mechanism in question
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Oxidative stress is classically defined as a redox imbalance in which there is an excess formation of oxidants or a decrease in amount of function of antioxidants (3)
