Pigmentation effects of solar‐simulated radiation as compared with UVA and UVB radiation
- 11 July 2008
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Wiley in Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research
- Vol. 21 (4), 487-491
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1755-148x.2008.00470.x
Abstract
Different wavelengths of ultraviolet (UV) radiation elicit different responses in the skin. UVA induces immediate tanning and persistent pigment darkening through oxidation of pre‐existing melanin or melanogenic precursors, while UVB induces delayed tanning which takes several days or longer to develop and requires activation of melanocytes. We compared the effects of a 2‐week repetitive exposure of human skin to solar‐simulated radiation (SSR), UVA or UVB at doses eliciting comparable levels of visible tanning and measured levels of melanins and melanin‐related metabolites. Levels of eumelanin and pheomelanin were significantly higher in the order of SSR, UVB, UVA or unexposed control skin. Levels of free 5‐S‐cysteinyldopa (5SCD) were elevated about 4‐fold in SSR‐ or UVB‐exposed skin compared with UVA‐exposed or control skin. Levels of protein‐bound form of 5SCD tended to be higher in SSR‐ or UVB‐exposed skin than in UVA‐exposed or control skin. Total levels of 5‐hydroxy‐6‐methoxyindole‐2‐carboxylic acid (5H6MI2C) and 6H5MI2C were higher in SSR‐ than in UVB‐exposed or control skin. These results show that SSR is more effective in promoting delayed tanning than UVB radiation alone, suggesting a synergistic effect of UVA radiation. Furthermore, free 5SCD may serve as a good marker of the effect of SSR and UVB.Keywords
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