Singlet Oxygen Quantification After Skin Exposure to Ultraviolet A (UVA) Light

Summary

The objective of this study is quantification of singlet oxygen species in the skin after exposure to Ultraviolet A (UVA) light

Timeline

Start

2017-03-17

Primary completion

2018-02-02

Completion

2018-02-02

Publications

• Background Tewari A, Grage MM, Harrison GI, Sarkany R, Young AR. UVA1 is skin deep: molecular and clinical implications. Photochem Photobiol Sci. 2013 Jan;12(1):95-103. doi: 10.1039/c2pp25323b.
• Background Langstaff SR. Nursing care study. Rheumatoid arthritis treated with penicillamine. Nurs Times. 1975 Jun 12;71(24):918-9. No abstract available.
• Background Menter JM, Hatch KL. Clothing as solar radiation protection. Curr Probl Dermatol. 2003;31:50-63. doi: 10.1159/000072237.
• Background Wang F, Smith NR, Tran BA, Kang S, Voorhees JJ, Fisher GJ. Dermal damage promoted by repeated low-level UV-A1 exposure despite tanning response in human skin. JAMA Dermatol. 2014 Apr;150(4):401-6. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2013.8417.
• Background Sklar LR, Almutawa F, Lim HW, Hamzavi I. Effects of ultraviolet radiation, visible light, and infrared radiation on erythema and pigmentation: a review. Photochem Photobiol Sci. 2013 Jan;12(1):54-64. doi: 10.1039/c2pp25152c.
• Background Hanson KM, Clegg RM. Observation and quantification of ultraviolet-induced reactive oxygen species in ex vivo human skin. Photochem Photobiol. 2002 Jul;76(1):57-63. doi: 10.1562/0031-8655(2002)0762.0.co;2.

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