Ultraviolet Radiation Decreases the Granulomatous Response to Lepromin in Humans

Systemic Response to Ultraviolet Radiation

Ultraviolet Radiation and the Skin Immune Response

ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION AND THE SKIN IMMUNE RESPONSE Ivana Nola, Krešimir Kostoviæ, Lena Kotrulja, Liborija Lugoviæ, Jelena Meštroviæ-Štefekov and Ines Sjerobabski-Masnec University Department of Dermatovenerology, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia SUMMARY – At present, ultraviolet radiation (UVR) represents one of the most important environmental factors affecting mankind. ...

Serum factors affecting the cell migration inhibition response to lepromin.

Cell migration inhibition of white blood cells in the presence of total protein lepromin (TPL) was studied in ten lepromatous patients, six tuberculoid patients, and ten normal controls; adding normal, tuberculoid, lepromatous, or no serum to the culture medium. Using normal or no serum, lepromatous patients and skin negative controls gave negative reactions, while tuberculoid patients and skin...

Evaluation of solar ultraviolet radiation in Zanjan city using the ultraviolet index

Background and Objective: Monitoring the amount of ultraviolet radiation from sunlight can provide a basis for assessing people's exposure, raise public awareness and warn people against this radiation. Measuring the sun's ultraviolet index over a working period is an accurate choice to achieve this goal. Materials and Methods: In this study, the amount of solar UV index in one of the outdoor ...

Response of terrestrial microorganisms to ultraviolet-B radiation in ecosystems.

Recent studies suggest that ultraviolet-B radiation, a major component of global climate change, can affect the community structure, biomass and functioning of terrestrial microorganisms. In this report, these studies are reviewed and gaps in our understanding highlighted so that future research can provide more conclusive evidence on the mechanisms and wider ecological implications of the impa...