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An observer‐blinded randomized controlled pilot trial comparing localized immersion psoralen–ultraviolet A with localized narrowband ultraviolet B for the treatment of palmar hand eczema
... © 2017 British Association of Dermatologists. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Brass, D. , Fouweather, T. , Stocken, D. , Macdonald, C. , Wilkinson, J. , Lloyd, J. , Farr, P. , Reynolds, N. and ...
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Genomic Mutation in Lines of Arabidopsis thaliana Exposed to Ultraviolet-B Radiation
... Studies that have attempted to estimate the rate of deleterious mutation have typically been conducted under low levels of ultraviolet-B (UV-B) radiation, a naturally occurring mutagen. We conducted ...
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Effects of Exogenous Nitric Oxide on Wheat Exposed to Enhanced Ultraviolet B Radiation
... Enhanced ultraviolet-B caused reduction of chlorophyll content and resulted in adaptive changes on photosynthetic apparatus such as thylakoid membrane, PSII system [4, ...
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COMPARATIVE STUDY OF ORAL METHOTREXATE, NARROW-BANDULTAVIOLET-B AND COMBINATION OF BOTH ORAL METHOTREXATE AND NARROW-BAND ULTRAVIOLET-B IN CHRONIC PLAQUE PSORIASIS
... The impact of psoriasis on quality of life is significant because of its chronicity and prevalence (upto 2% of population). [2] Pruritus is the main symptom in patients of psoriasis. In surveys, the majority of psoriatic ...
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Cell membrane is a major locus for ultraviolet B induced alterations in accessory cells
... In vitro ultraviolet B (UVB) irradiation of human blood monocytes inhibits their accessory cell function for antigen- and mitogen-induced T cell responses. These studies were designed to characterize the ...
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Seasonal and diurnal variations in ultraviolet-B and ultraviolet-A irradiances at and below the sea surface at Helgoland (North Sea) over a 6-year period
... of ultraviolet-B radiation (UV-B; 280–315 nm) on living organisms has been extensively studied since the realisation that anthropogenic inputs to the atmosphere were causing significant reductions in ...
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Protective effects of Oxya chinensis sinuosa Mishchenko against ultraviolet B induced photodamage in hairless mice
... by ultraviolet B (UVB) radiation causes skin alter- ations, including epidermal thickness, wrinkle formation, and matrix macromolecule degradation ...
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Influence of solar ultraviolet-B on pelagic fish embryos: osmolality, mortality and viable hatch
... Abstract Eggs of dab (Limanda limanda) and plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) were experimentally exposed to ultraviolet-B (UV-B) radiation in a solar radiation simu- lator. The experimental design tried ...
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MORIN PREVENTS ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION INDUCED PHOTOCARCINOGENESIS THROUGH ACTIVATING THROMBOSPONDIN 1 IN THE MOUSE SKIN
... of ultraviolet (UV) radiation reaching ground have increased due to the stratospheric ozone depletion which leads to the dramatic increase in the number of skin cancers in the human ...mainly ultraviolet ...
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Effects of Cu2+ on Wheat Seedlings Exposed to Enhanced Ultraviolet B Radiation
... Ultraviolet-B (UV-B) light (280 - 320 nm) is a natural component of solar radiation. However, with depletion of the stratospheric ozone layer, enhanced levels of UV-B radiation are now ...
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Proteomics Uncovers a Role for Enhanced Ultraviolet B Radiation on Wheat Leaves
... UV-B that penetrates into wheat leaves tissues may af- fect important cellular macromolecules [9]. Some studies have been conducted the UV-B radiation could reduce the content of Rubisco in green leaves and ...
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Therapy of psoriasis with narrowband ultraviolet-B light influences plasma concentrations of MMP-2 and TIMP-2 in patients
... Background: Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), which show a significant ability to cleave the components of extracellular matrix, and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs), which slow down the activity of those ...
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OREOCALLIS GRANDIFLORA PHOTOPROTECTIVE EFFECT AGAINST ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION INDUCED CELL DEATH
... Results and Conclusions: From results, O. grandiflora is an important resource to produce new cosmetic products. However, the safety of OGHE is necessary to a rational development in that sense. OGHE shows advantages in ...
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Living in flowing water increases resistance to ultraviolet B radiation
... Ultraviolet B radiation (UV-B) is an important environmental driver that can affect locomotor performance negatively by inducing production of reactive oxygen species ...
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Original Article Combined effect of pulsed electromagnetic fields and narrowband ultraviolet B on bone metabolism in glucocorticoid-treated rats
... osteoporosis. Ultraviolet radiation has been used in the treatment of osteoporosis, and can get a better curative effect, especially for postmenopausal women with osteoporosis [15, ...by ultraviolet ...
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Oral administration of resveratrol ameliorates epidermal hyperplasia in ultraviolet B irradiated BALB/c mice
... without Ultraviolet B irradiation and resveratrol administration; UVB exposure group (n = 6), irradiated with UVB dose of 250 mJ/cm 2 for 3 minutes; and ...
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qUVR-10, a Major Quantitative Trait Locus for Ultraviolet-B Resistance in Rice, Encodes Cyclobutane Pyrimidine Dimer Photolyase
... In a previous study, S ato et al. (2003) performed quantitative trait locus (QTL) analysis to study UVB re- sistance and identified three QTL on chromosomes 1, 3, and 10 by using backcross inbred lines derived from a ...
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Enhanced membrane binding of autoantibodies to cultured keratinocytes of systemic lupus erythematosus patients after ultraviolet B/ultraviolet A irradiation
... mechanisms remain obscure. We report experiments that show enhanced binding of IgG autoantibodies to the cell surface membrane of ultraviolet-B (UVB) irradiated (200-1,600 J/m2) cultured SLE keratinocytes ...
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Effect of Shenqin biochemical extract on hypoxia-inducible factor-1α expression in ultraviolet B-irradiated HaCaT cells.
... Ultraviolet B (UVB) radiation can cause acute skin damage (such as sunburn) and chronic cumulative damage (such as skin cancer and photoaging) (Sliney, 2001; Fisher et ...
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Exotic plant species are locally adapted but not to high ultraviolet-B radiation: A reciprocal multispecies experiment
... Abstract. Ultraviolet (UV) radiation intensities differ among global regions, with signifi- cantly higher levels in the southern hemisphere. UV-B may act as an environmental filter dur- ing plant invasions, ...
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