Letter to the Editor

Journal of Investigative Dermatology (2004) 123, 996–998; doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.23446.x

alpha-Lipoic Acid Is Ineffective as a Topical Antioxidant for Photoprotection of Skin1

Jing-Yi Lin*, Fu-Hsiung Lin, James A Burch, M Angelica Selim, Nancy A Monteiro-Riviere, James M Grichnik and Sheldon R Pinnell

  1. *Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
  2. Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
  3. North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

Correspondence: Sheldon R. Pinnell, MD, The J. Lamar Callaway Professor Emeritus of Dermatology, Duke University, Box 3135, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA. Email: pinne002@mc.duke.edu

1This work was done in Durham, North Carolina, USA.

Received 14 April 2004; Revised 2 June 2004; Accepted 8 June 2004; Published online 7 October 2004.

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