ReviewFrontiers in medicine2018
Novel Means for Photoprotection.
Review in Frontiers in medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.
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14 citing papers in PubMed.
- Pigmentation effects of blue light irradiation on skin and how to protect against them.International journal of cosmetic science · 2020Trial
- Photoprotective, Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Effects of AgedFood science & nutrition · 2025Article
- Comparison of Near Infrared Spectra of Three Lichen Substances and Several Common Synthetic Organic Sunscreens.Journal of cosmetic dermatology · 2025Article
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- Impact of blue light on skin pigmentation in patients with melasma.Skin research and technology : official journal of International Society for Bioengineering and the Skin (ISBS) [and] International Society for Digital Imaging of Skin (ISDIS) [and] International Society for Skin Imaging (ISSI) · 2023Observational
- Development and characterisation of an irradiation device for biomedical studies covering the solar spectrum with individual regulated spectral bands.Photochemical & photobiological sciences : Official journal of the European Photochemistry Association and the European Society for Photobiology · 2022Article
- Carotenoids in Human SkinIn Vivo: Antioxidant and Photo-Protectant Role against External and Internal Stressors.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Shedding a New Light on Skin Aging, Iron- and Redox-Homeostasis and Emerging Natural Antioxidants.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Visible light. Part II: Photoprotection against visible and ultraviolet light.Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2021Review
- Challenging Cosmetic Innovation: The Skin Microbiota and Probiotics Protect the Skin from UV-Induced Damage.Microorganisms · 2021Review
- A comprehensive topical antioxidant inhibits oxidative stress induced by blue light exposure and cigarette smoke in human skin tissue.Journal of cosmetic dermatology · 2021Article
- Balance between Health Risks and Benefits for Outdoor Workers Exposed to Solar Radiation: An Overview on the Role of Near Infrared Radiation Alone and in Combination with Other Solar Spectral Bands.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Review
- Transepidermal UV radiation of scalp skin ex vivo induces hair follicle damage that is alleviated by the topical treatment with caffeine.International journal of cosmetic science · 2019Article
- Cutaneous Oncology: Strategies for Melanoma Prevention, Diagnosis, and Therapy.Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer CenterReview
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2 authors.
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Abstract
Due to changes in human lifestyle (expanded sunbathing, the use of solaria, etc.) and, most importantly, increasing lifetime and thus higher cumulative exposure to solar radiation, skin aging and skin cancer have become major health issues. As a consequence effective photoprotection is of outmost importance to humans. In this regard a lot has been learned in the past about the cellular and molecular basis underlying ultraviolet (UV) radiation-induced skin damage and, based on this knowledge, numerous skin protective approaches including organic and inorganic UV-filters, but also topically applicable antioxidants, DNA repair enzymes and compatible solutes as well as oral photoprotective strategies based on nutritional supplements have been developed. A new aspect is here that sun protection of human skin might even be possible after solar radiation-induced skin damage has occurred. A second, very important development was prompted by the discovery that also wavelengths beyond the UV spectrum can damage human skin. These include the blue light region of visible light (VIS) as well as the near infrared range (IRA) and corresponding sunprotection strategies have thus recently been or are still being developed. In this article we will provide a state of the art summary of these two novel developments and, at the end, we will also critically discuss strengths and weaknesses of the current attempts, which mainly focus on the prevention of skin damage by selected wavelengths but greatly ignore the possibility that wavelengths might interfere with each other. Such combined effects, however, need to be taken into account if photoprotection of human skin is intended to be global in nature.
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