Photosensitization of Lipofuscin in Skin Keratinocytes: Effect of Visible Light on Human Skin
Lipofuscin is an autofluorescent pigment progressively accumulated during cellular aging, in several tissues, such as heart, muscle and retina, especially in the postmitotic period. That phenomenon may result from oxidative stress, when biomolecules and organelles (mainly mitochondria) are damaged, gener...