In recent years, interest is growing in the biological cutaneous effects of high‐energy visible
light (400–450 nm). In the present study, we explored the impact of blue light (BL) on the …

The field of sun protection is quickly changing and the research article by Douki et al.,
published in the current issue of Photochemistry and Photobiology, reported key …

Cutaneous malignant melanoma (CMM) is one of the most rapidly increasing cancers in the
western world (Bowden, 2004). Frequency of its occurrence is closely associated with skin …

Background The generation of DNA damage by ultra‐violet radiations (UV) is well
established, and both the nature of the DNA lesions and their respective DNA repair …

The duality of biological and biochemical effects mediated by UVA radiation complicates
evaluation of its biological role. On the one hand, UVA can drive photoreactivation and …

Induction of DNA damage by solar UV radiation is a key event in the development of skin
cancers. Bipyrimidine photoproducts, including cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers (CPDs),(6-4) …

The exposure of human skin in vivo to UV radiation emitted from a sunlamp induces the
formation of pyrimidine dimers. The number of dimers, as detected by UV‐endonuclease …

Ultraviolet B (UVB) component of the sunlight is the major cause of nonmelanoma skin
cancer (NMSC) in humans. UVB is absorbed directly by cellular DNA and produces lesions …

Absorption of solar ultraviolet (UV) radiation by DNA leads to the formation of the highly
mutagenic cyclobutane pyrimidine dimer (CPD). The mutagenicity of CPD is caused, in part …

Pyrimidine dimers participate as important factors in ultraviolet-induced lethality,
mutagenicity and tumorgenicity. Substantial efforts have been made in recent years to …