Sun Protection in Man

Cover......Page 1
TABLE OF CONTENTS......Page 20
Chapter 1. Women (and men) and the sun in the past......Page 24
Chapter 2. A perspective on the beneficial effects of moderate exposure to sunlight: bone health, cancer prevention, mental health and well being......Page 34
Chapter 3. The negative effects of solar radiation: a clinical overview......Page 62
Chapter 4. The effects of sunlight on the skin of Asians......Page 92
Chapter 5. Effects of solar radiation on the human immune system......Page 114
Chapter 6. The negative effects of solar and artificial irradiation: photoaging of the skin, its clinical appearance and underlying mechanisms......Page 138
Chapter 7. The epidemiology of solar radiation and skin cancer......Page 154
Chapter 8. Hazards of sunlight exposure to the eye......Page 178
Chapter 9. Photodegradation of human hair: a microscopy study......Page 198
Chapter 10. UV damage to nucleic acid components......Page 230
Chapter 11. Lipid photooxidative damage in biological membranes: reaction mechanisms, cytotoxic consequences, and defense strategies......Page 254
Chapter 12. Photo-oxidation of proteins and its consequences......Page 274
Chapter 13. Erythema, a link between UV-induced DNA damage, cell death and clinical effects?......Page 300
Chapter 14. UV radiation, mutations and oncogenic pathways in skin cancer......Page 310
Chapter 15. Modulation of gene expression by solar ultraviolet radiation......Page 326
Chapter 16. Cytotoxicity and morphological endpoints of exposure to UV: cultured cells as a model system......Page 344
Chapter 17. Drug-induced skin phototoxicity: lessons from the fluoroquinolones......Page 360
Chapter 18. UV-induced pigmentation in human skin......Page 380
Chapter 19. Nucleotide excision repair of UV-radiation induced photolesions in human cells......Page 400
Chapter 20. Natural defence against ultraviolet radiation: the role of heat shock proteins......Page 416
Chapter 21. p53 protein and the response of human skin to UV......Page 430
Chapter 22. Effects of solar radiation on detoxification mechanisms in the skin......Page 442
Chapter 23. Eye protection from sunlight damage......Page 460
Chapter 24. Artificial protection against solar radiation „ fabrics......Page 480
Chapter 25. Self tanning......Page 510
Chapter 26. Photochemical and photophysical properties of sunscreens......Page 518
Chapter 27. Sunscreens: use and misuse......Page 544
Chapter 28. Sunscreens: practical applications......Page 558
Chapter 29. Protection against solar radiation „ protective properties of antioxidants......Page 584
Chapter 30. Systemic photoprotection Dietary intervention and therapy......Page 596
Chapter 31. Enhancement of repair of UV damage in humans......Page 616
Chapter 32. Boosting the immune system......Page 636
Chapter 33. Skin pigmentation enhancers......Page 660
Chapter 34. Metabolic effects of solar radiation and enhancers of energy metabolism......Page 700
Chapter 35. Sunlamps and sunbeds: safety and regulatory issues......Page 714
Chapter 36. Solar radiation at the Earth's surface......Page 728
Index......Page 762