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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-5-7
pubmed:abstractText
Ultraviolet (UV) irradiation is capable of producing a dose-dependent decomposition of skin surface lipids and particularly of squalene, with the concomitant generation of active lipoperoxides. The biological effects of UV-peroxidated squalene were tested, compared with those produced by synthetic lipoperoxides (cumene hydroperoxide), on some immunological parameters in vivo modified by UVB irradiation. Application of UV-peroxidated squalene as well as cumene hydroperoxide significantly inhibited the induction of contact hypersensitivity to dinitrofluorobenzene in mice, which was associated with a decrease in the number of ATPase positive cells. The effect was dose-dependent (over 40 micrograms for peroxidated squalene and over 20 micrograms for cumene) and relevant after 2 d of treatment. Down-regulation towards the applied hapten was demonstrated. The results indicate that UV-induced lipoperoxides of squalene are capable of inhibiting the induction of contact hypersensitivity in mice and suggest that, among the other photoproducts generated in humans, squalene peroxides may play a role as biochemical messengers of the biological effects of UV irradiation of the skin.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0905-4383
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
8
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
105-10
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Squalene peroxides may contribute to ultraviolet light-induced immunological effects.
pubmed:affiliation
Istituto Dermatologico San Gallicano, Rome, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study