Document Type : Review Article
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1 Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Saveetha College of Pharmacy, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Thandalam, Chennai - 602105, Tamil Nadu, India
2 Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Lamar university, 4400 S M L King Jr Pkwy, Beaumont, TX 77705, United States
3 Department of Pharmacology, Centurion University of Technology and Management, Bhubaneswar, odisha-752050, India
4 St. John Institute of Pharmacy and Research, Vevoor, Manor Road, Palghar (E), Maharashtra 401404, India
5 Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Narayan Institute of Pharmacy, Gopal Narayan Singh University, Jamuhar, Sasaram (Rohtas) Bihar - 821305, India
6 School of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Centurion University of Technology and Management, Odisha, India
7 Teerthanker Mahaveer College of Pharmacy, Teerthanker Mahaveer University, Delhi Road Moradabad-244001, India
8 Department of Chemistry, DSB Campus, Kumaun University, Nainital 263 002, Uttarakhand, India
9 Faculty of Pharmacy, Swami Vivekanand Subharti University, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh 250005, India
10 Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science, Assam down town University, Sankar Madhab Path, Gandhi Nagar, Panikhaiti, Guwahati, Assam, India
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1. Introduction
2. Pathophysiology of Skin Cancer
3. Skin Cancers
3.1. Melanoma
3.2. Basal cell carcinoma
3.3. Squamous cell cancer of the skin
4. Antioxidant Defenses for the Skin
5. Antioxidants' Role in Reducing ROS Production and Preventing Skin Cancer
6. Natural Sources of Anti-Cancer Compounds
6.1. Plant sources
6.2. Marine sources
6.3. Microbial sources
7. Medicinal Plants for Preventing Melanoma
7.1. Phyllanthus emblica
7.2. Tinospora cordifolia
7.3. Azadirachta indica
7.4. Withania somnifera
7.5. Ocimum Tenuiflorum
7.6. Santalum album
8. Potential Polyphenols Used as Anti-Skin Cancer Agents
9. Polyphenols and Their Chemoprotective Activities
9.1. Antiproliferative activities
9.2. Cytotoxic activities
9.3. Cell cycle and apoptosis
9.4. UV radiation defense
9.5. Metastasis of cancer
10. Tea polyphenols Control UVB-Mediated Ovulation
11. Tea Polyphenols Reduce Oxidative Stress and UVB-Mediated Inflammation
12. Tea Polyphenols Enhance DNA Repair Mechanisms and Decrease UVB-Mediated DNA Damage
13. Toxicity
14. Conclusions and Future Perspectives
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