2014
Skin and plasma carotenoid response to a provided intervention diet high in vegetables and fruit: uptake and depletion kinetics 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 5
Jahns L, Johnson LK, Mayne ST, Cartmel B, Picklo MJ, Ermakov IV, Gellermann W, Whigham LD. Skin and plasma carotenoid response to a provided intervention diet high in vegetables and fruit: uptake and depletion kinetics 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 5. American Journal Of Clinical Nutrition 2014, 100: 930-937. PMID: 25008856, DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.114.086900.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSkin carotenoid statusCarotenoid statusFruit intakeObjective biomarkersPlasma valuesTime pointsSkin carotenoid concentrationLow-carotenoid dietIntervention dietIntervention trialsUsual dietSkin carotenoidsFeeding interventionsPlasma carotenoidsGood biomarkerBaseline concentrationsBlood carotenoidsCarotenoid concentrations
2010
Noninvasive assessment of dermal carotenoids as a biomarker of fruit and vegetable intake
Mayne ST, Cartmel B, Scarmo S, Lin H, Leffell DJ, Welch E, Ermakov I, Bhosale P, Bernstein PS, Gellermann W. Noninvasive assessment of dermal carotenoids as a biomarker of fruit and vegetable intake. American Journal Of Clinical Nutrition 2010, 92: 794-800. PMID: 20685953, PMCID: PMC3133234, DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.2010.29707.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntraclass correlation coefficientDermal carotenoidsDermal biopsiesRR measuresBiomarkers of fruitDietary carotenoid intakeVegetable intakeCarotenoid statusCarotenoid intakeStudy of nutritionNoninvasive assessmentBiopsyBiomarkersSkin pigmentationTotal carotenoidsHuman skinIntakeWkInner armLycopeneValid methodArm