Skin (topical)
Published human studies of carnosine or its derivatives applied to the skin or the eye. See also the Topical and Eyes section.
This page lists published studies. It reports what the authors did and found, with the limits of each study. It is not advice.
7 studies listed, newest first.
- Topical carnosine gel improves intermittent high-intensity exercise performance in world-class rugby sevens playersRandomised controlled trialHumansTopical
- Evaluation of the transepidermal penetration of a carnosine complex in gel formulation by 3D skin modelsLaboratory studyHumansTopicalWith carnosine-magnesium sulphate complex compared with free carnosine and magnesium alone
- Evaluation of the efficacy of Lactigo topical gel as an ergogenic aidOpen-label, no control groupHumansTopicalWith LactiGo gel (carnosine-magnesium complex) applied over a warm-up cream
- Polaprezinc reduces the severity of radiation-induced mucositis in head and neck cancer patientsControlled trialHumansTopicalWith zinc (as polaprezinc / zinc-L-carnosine) mouth rinse
- N-acetylcarnosine lubricant eyedrops possess all-in-one universal antioxidant protective effects of L-carnosine in aqueous and lipid membrane environments, aldehyde scavenging, and transglycation activities inherent to cataracts: a clinical study of the new vision-saving drug N-acetylcarnosine eyedrop therapy in a database population of over 50,500 patientsControlled trialHumansTopicalWith N-acetylcarnosine (carnosine prodrug) eyedrops
- Efficacy of N-Acetylcarnosine in the Treatment of CataractsRandomised controlled trialHumansTopicalWith N-acetylcarnosine (carnosine prodrug) 1% eye drops
- N-Acetylcarnosine, a natural histidine-containing dipeptide, as a potent ophthalmic drug in treatment of human cataractsControlled trialHumansTopicalWith N-acetylcarnosine (carnosine prodrug)