Ultraviolet Light in Human Health, Diseases and Environment

This book is about the roles and importance of Ultraviolet (UV) light from sun and from man-made UV lamps in our daily life, on health and diseases, also its application in sterilization and treatment. The key words are: reactive oxygen species, DNA damage, UV mutagenicity, skin cancers, polymorphou...

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Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Ahmad, Shamim I. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
Σειρά:Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 996
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Διαθέσιμο Online:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
  • History of UV lamps, types and their applications
  • UV light induced generation of reactive oxygen species
  • UV-induced molecular signalling skin cancer
  • Xeroderma pigmentosum Group A (XPA) irradiation
  • Impact of UV light on vitiligo
  • Polymorphous light eruption
  • UV: skin defence- damage mechanisms
  • Ultraviolet photobiology in dermatology
  • UV A-1 in dermatological diseases
  • Photodermatosis in pigmented skin
  • Psycho neuroendocrine immune dermatology
  • Synthesis of vitamin D by UV light
  • Role of vitamin D in rheumatoid arthritis
  • Asthma and allergy “epidemic” Vitamin D deficiency
  • Vitamin D metabolism and atherosclerosis
  • Vitamin D and type 2 diabetes mellitus
  • Impact of UV light on genome stability and human health
  • Vitamin D and cardiovascular diseases and risk factor
  • Biofilm: microbial strategies for UV survival
  • UV induced mutagenicity in water
  • Role of UV disinfection site infections
  • UV disinfection of waste water overflow
  • Phototherapies of atopic dermatitis
  • Phototherapy of Psoriasis
  • UV irradiation of blood: The cure that time forgot
  • UV to whole spectral range development
  • Safety and efficacy of phototherapy in the management of eczema
  • UV driven tanning salon: danger on main street
  • Dose quantification in UV phototherapy.