Biologic Effects of Light 2001: Proceedings of a Symposium Boston, Massachusetts June 16–18, 2001

Front Matter....Pages i-xx
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Measurement of Photobiologically Weighted Irradiances and Exposures....Pages 3-17
Detectors for UV Measurement — State of the Art and New Developments....Pages 19-32
Measurement of Photobiological Exposure of Ocular Tissues....Pages 33-49
UVR Measurement Error Sources: Spectral Response of Filtered Broadband Detectors....Pages 57-63
Pulsed UVB Irradiation Converts 7-Dehydrocholesterol to Previtamin D 3 and Photoproducts....Pages 65-74
Assessment of Design Configurations for the Therapeutic use of Daylight....Pages 75-82
Visual Significance of Yellow Optical Filters....Pages 83-86
Front Matter....Pages 89-89
The Role of DNA Damage in Melanogenesis: Potential Role for Telomeres....Pages 91-101
How Much Photoprotection Does a Tan Afford?....Pages 103-112
Production and Persistence of UV-Induced Tan....Pages 113-126
Effectiveness of Tanning Procedures....Pages 127-128
Effects of Topically Applied Glycolic Acid (GA) on the Sensitivity of Human Skin to UV-Induced Damage.....Pages 129-137
Quantitative Evaluation of Pigmentation Following Repeated UV Irradiation by Microflash Spectrophotometer....Pages 139-143
Validation of a Sun-Exposure Questionnaire for Adolescent Girls....Pages 145-148
Front Matter....Pages 149-149
Seasonal Changes in the IGF Regulatory System and The Relationship to Bone Loss in Elderly Women....Pages 151-154
Vitamin D: Importance for Bone Health, Cellular Health and Cancer Prevention....Pages 155-173
Impact of Vitamin D and Calcium on Bone and Mineral Metabolism in Older Adults....Pages 175-183
Hypovitaminosis D Myopathy....Pages 185-192
Effects of Dietary Vitamin D and UVB Irradiance on Voluntary Exposure to Ultraviolet Light, Growth and Survival of the Panther Chameleon....Pages 193-203
Production of Previtamin D 3 by a Mercury Arc Lamp and a Hybrid Incandescent/Mercury Arc Lamp....Pages 205-212
Front Matter....Pages 149-149
Vitamin D Insufficiency is Common and Underdiagnosed in African American Female Patients....Pages 213-215
Front Matter....Pages 217-217
The Role of Ultraviolet Radiation on Cardiocirculatory Regulation and on Cardiovascular Risk....Pages 219-229
Vitamin D Autocrine System and Cancer....Pages 231-243
The Epidermal Vitamin D System....Pages 245-253
Vitamin D and the Big Three: Cancers of the Colon, Breast, and Prostate....Pages 255-265
An ecologic study of the role of solar UV-B radiation in reducing the risk of cancer using cancer mortality data, dietary supply data, and latitude for European countries....Pages 267-276
A Reduced 25-Hydroxyvitamin D-1α-Hydroxylase Activity in Human Prostate Cancer Cells can be Restored by Gene Transfer....Pages 277-280
Vitamin D, Sunlight and Colon Cancer: The Implications for the Presence of the 1α-Hydroxylase in Normal and Malignant Colon Cancer Tissue....Pages 281-285
Front Matter....Pages 287-287
Ultraviolet a Radiation-Induced Signal Transduction in Human Keratinocytes....Pages 289-296
UVB and UVA-1 Effects on HIV Activation....Pages 297-301
Clinical Relevance of Uva1-Induced T-Cell Apoptosis....Pages 303-311
In vitro Function of Double-Dose Platelets Treated with the Pathogen Inactivation Helinx™ Technology....Pages 313-323
Front Matter....Pages 325-325
Light in the Treatment of Skin Disease....Pages 327-340
Development of Personal UVB Sensor: Detection of Previtamin D Photosynthesis....Pages 341-353
Light Emitting Diodes for Phototherapy for the Control of Jaundice....Pages 355-367
Differential Effects of Ultraviolet A and Ultraviolet B Radiation on Risk of Melanoma: Epidemiological Evidence....Pages 369-377
Combination Therapy of Melanoma Cells with Photoradiation and Sonolysis....Pages 387-390
DNA Damage Caused by Photoexcited Ketoprofen Measured by the Comet Assay....Pages 391-395
Photosensitization of Hepatitis A Virus and Other Non-Enveloped RNA Viruses by Meso -Substituted Porphyrins in Water and Human Plasma....Pages 397-402
Real–Time Quantitative Reverse Transcriptase-Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT–PCR) Analysis of the Vitamin D Pathway in UV Irradiated Keratinocytes....Pages 403-408
Front Matter....Pages 410-410
Light and the Regulation of Mammalian Circadian Clock Genes....Pages 411-425
Entrainment of the Drosophila circadian clock by light....Pages 427-437
Molecular Regulation of the Xenopus Circadian Clock....Pages 439-450
The Role of Melanopsin and Other Opsins in Circadian Clock Resetting....Pages 451-459
Front Matter....Pages 461-461
Action Spectrum for Melatonin Suppression: Evidence for a Novel Circadian Photoreceptor in the Human Eye....Pages 463-474
Entrainment of the Non-24-hour Circadian Period of the Human Biological Clock to the 24-hour Day....Pages 475-489
Back Matter....Pages 491-500