Dissection of Immunosuppressive Effects of Ultraviolet Radiation
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For nearly 100 yr physicians and scientists have appreciated the carcinogenic potential of the ultraviolet (UV) radiation
present in sunlight 0(1,2). During the latter part of the twentieth century, immunologists and dermatologists realized that UV radiation suppressed
the immune response (3–5). Moreover, the immune suppression induced by UV radiation is a major risk factor for the induction of nonmelanoma skin cancer
(6). The association between nonmelanoma skin cancer induction and immune suppression has fueled the efforts of many to study
the immunologic mechanism underlying UV-induced immune suppression. This chapter focuses on describing the methods used to
dissect the suppressive effects of UV on the immune system, concentrating particularly on in vivo models of immunity.
Affiliation(s): (3) Department of Immunology, The University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
(4) The Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
(4) The Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Series: Methods in Molecular Medicine | Volume: 61 | Pub. Date: Jun-01-2001 | Page Range: 85-97 | DOI: 10.1385/1-59259-145-0:85
Subject: Cancer Research
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