Noninvasive assessment of dermal carotenoids as a biomarker of fruit and vegetable intake
Mayne ST, Cartmel B, Scarmo S, Lin H, Leffell DJ, Welch E, Ermakov I, Bhosale P, Bernstein PS, Gellermann W. Noninvasive assessment of dermal carotenoids as a biomarker of fruit and vegetable intake. American Journal Of Clinical Nutrition 2010, 92: 794-800. PMID: 20685953, PMCID: PMC3133234, DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.2010.29707.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntraclass correlation coefficientDermal carotenoidsDermal biopsiesRR measuresBiomarkers of fruitDietary carotenoid intakeVegetable intakeCarotenoid statusCarotenoid intakeStudy of nutritionNoninvasive assessmentBiopsyBiomarkersSkin pigmentationTotal carotenoidsHuman skinIntakeWkInner armLycopeneValid methodArmSignificant correlations of dermal total carotenoids and dermal lycopene with their respective plasma levels in healthy adults
Scarmo S, Cartmel B, Lin H, Leffell DJ, Welch E, Bhosale P, Bernstein PS, Mayne ST. Significant correlations of dermal total carotenoids and dermal lycopene with their respective plasma levels in healthy adults. Archives Of Biochemistry And Biophysics 2010, 504: 34-39. PMID: 20637178, PMCID: PMC2957565, DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2010.07.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman skin photoprotectionRespective plasma levelsHigh-performance liquid chromatographyHuman skinPlasma levelsBlood samplesHealthy humansHealthy adultsHydrocarbon carotenoidsDermal biopsiesSkin photoprotectionSimilar proportionsSkinSignificant correlationPerformance liquid chromatographyIndividual carotenoid contentTotal carotenoidsRelative levelsLycopeneLiquid chromatographyBiopsyPlasmaLutein