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The Immunologic Revolution: Photoimmunology

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Ullrich, Stephen E., Byrne, Scott N.·2012·Journal of Investigative Dermatology

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UV radiation targets the skin and is a primary cause of skin cancer (both melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancer). Exposure to UV radiation also suppresses the immune response, and UV-induced immune suppression is a major risk factor for skin cancer induction. The efforts of dermatologists and cancer biologists to understand how UV radiation exposure suppresses the immune response and contributes to skin cancer induction led to the development of the subdiscipline we call photoimmunology. Advances in photoimmunology have generally paralleled advances in immunology. However, there are a number of examples in which investigations into the mechanisms underlying UV-induced immune suppression reshaped our understanding of basic immunological concepts. Unconventional immune regulatory roles for Langerhans cells, mast cells, and natural killer T (NKT) cells, as well as the immune-suppressive function of lipid mediators of inflammation and alarmins, are just some examples of how advances in immunodermatology have altered our understanding of basic immunology. In this anniversary issue celebrating 75 years of cutaneous science, we provide examples of how concepts that grew out of efforts by immunologists and dermatologists to understand immune regulation by UV radiation affected immunology in general.

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  • Rapid repair of dipyrimidine photoproducts is expected to greatly minimize UV-induced immune suppression because the duration of unrepaired CPDs in genomic DNA is a primary signal for initiating this suppression.

    “This rapid repair of dipyrimidine photoproducts is also expected to greatly minimize UV-induced immune suppression since one of the primary signals for initiating this suppression is the duration of unrepaired CPDs in genomic DNAs25,37–39.”

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Authors
Ullrich, S. E., & Byrne, S. N.
Affiliations
  • The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (US)
  • The University of Sydney (AU)
Corresponding author
Ullrich, Stephen E.
Venue
Journal of Investigative Dermatology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2012-03
Volume
132
Issue
3
Pages
896-905
ISSN
0022-202X (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1990534150
Cited by
103
References
86
Citations by year
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FWCI
1.47
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Investigative Dermatology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • Cancer Institute NSW
  • National Cancer Institute (CA131207)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Dermatology › Skin Protection and Aging
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Studies
Keywords
photoimmunology, ultraviolet radiation, skin cancer, melanoma, non-melanoma skin cancer, Langerhans cells, mast cells, NKT cells, alarmins, immunodermatology, history of immunology
MeSH terms
Allergy and Immunology, Dermatology, Humans, Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced, Skin, Skin Neoplasms, Ultraviolet Rays

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