Research Article

Protective Effects of Oral Astaxanthin Nanopowder against Ultraviolet-Induced Photokeratitis in Mice

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Quantitative PCR analysis of TNFα expression in the mouse cornea. Significant reduction in fold change TNFα expression when compared to the UVB control in nano-AST- () treated group. AST oil, lutein, and bilberry extract were not significantly different from the UVB control group (). (animals per group). Data represented as fold change relative to the naïve control group. n.s., ; ; .