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Effects of temperature on ultraviolet-induced erythema of human skin

I. Convective cooling

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Convective cooling of human skin to 20°C or less for 1 h immediately after ultraviolet-B irradiation (UV-B, 290–320 nm) results in a significant increase in erythemal threshold when erythema was observed at 4–6 h postirradiation. Cooling the skin immediately before UV-B irradiation showed no consistent influence on the erythema response. In neither case was an effect of cooling on erythemal threshold apparent when erythema was evaluated at 24 h postirradiation. These effects may be due to alterations in the diffusion kinetics of chemical mediators of inflammation, modification of vascular responsiveness, or reflect changes in temperature-dependent cellular repair or expression of UV-induced damage.

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  1. Department of Pathology, Georgetown University School of Medicine, 20007, Washington, D.C.

    Christopher R. Shea

  2. Department of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, 02114, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    John A. Parrish

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This work was supported by the Wellman Laboratories

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Shea, C.R., Parrish, J.A. Effects of temperature on ultraviolet-induced erythema of human skin. Arch Dermatol Res 273, 233–239 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00409251

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