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Skin impacts from exposure to ultraviolet, visible, infrared, and artificial lights - a review.

Juliana Yuka FurukawaRenata Miliani MartinezAna Lucía Morocho-JácomeThalía Selene Castillo-GómezVecxi Judith Pereda-ContrerasCatarina RosadoMaria Valéria Robles VelascoAndré Rolim Baby
Published in: Journal of cosmetic and laser therapy : official publication of the European Society for Laser Dermatology (2021)
Social distancing is conducive to grow the impact of artificial light in the daily life of the worldwide population with reported consequences to the skin. Sunlight is also essential for human development, indeed, solar radiation is composed of different types of wavelengths, which generate different skin effects. It can be divided into ultraviolet (UV), infrared (IR), and visible. UV radiation (UVA and UVB) has cutaneous biological effects ranging from photoaging, immunosuppression to melanoma formation, through the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), inflammation and elevation of the energy state of organic molecules, changing the DNA structure. IR radiation reaches deeper layers of the skin and is also related to the generation of ROS, photoaging and erythema while visible light is responsible for generating ROS, pigmentation, cytokine formation, and matrix metallopeptidases (MMPs). Furthermore, artificial light could be harmful to the skin, as it can generate ROS, hyperpigmentation, and stimulate photoaging. Currently, we briefly summarized the cutaneous biological effects of sunlight, as well as artificial light on skin and remarked the opportunity of the evolution of current photoprotective formulas through new strategies with broad spectrum protection.
Keyphrases
  • reactive oxygen species
  • soft tissue
  • wound healing
  • dna damage
  • cell death
  • oxidative stress
  • visible light
  • radiation induced
  • mental health
  • radiation therapy
  • circulating tumor
  • cell free
  • drug induced
  • light emitting