| Patients
with vitiligo have low catalase levels in their
epidermis in association with high levels of hydrogen
peroxide. Topical application of a UVB-activated
pseudocatalase cream can successfully remove epidermal
H2O2 resulting in a remarkable repigmentation.
J Investig Dermatol Symp Proc 1999 Sep;4(1):91-6
In vivo and in vitro evidence for hydrogen
peroxide (H2O2) accumulation
in the epidermis of patients with vitiligo and
its successful removal by a UVB-activated pseudocatalase.
Schallreuter KU, Moore J, Wood JM, Beazley
WD, Gaze DC, Tobin DJ, Marshall HS, Panske A,
Panzig E, Hibberts NA.
Clinical and Experimental Dermatology, Department
of Biomedical Sciences, University of Bradford,
UK.
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