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Light, Molecules, Reaction and Health
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Dedication
Contents
Preface
1 Health and light
1.1 The role of light
1.2 Reactions of the excited states
1.3 Extending the examination to the whole electromagnetic spectrum
1.4 Looking forward
1.5 Conclusion
References
2 Interaction with the environment: Skin
2.1 Light in the environment
2.2 Microanatomy of the skin
2.3 Interaction between light and skin
2.4 Natural skin protection and tanning: melanogenesis
2.5 Artificial skin protection
2.6 Light effect on hair and teeth
2.7 Role of previtamin D
2.8 Vitamin D synthesis in the skin: friend or foe
2.9 Vitamin D and the immunological system
2.10 Ultraviolet light effect involving molecules different from vitamin D
2.11 Skin diseases caused by light
2.12 Skin photoaging and the role of free radicals
2.13 Enzymatic antioxidants
2.14 Nonenzymatic antioxidants
2.14.1 Thiols
2.14.2 Vitamins E (α-tocopherol) and C (ascorbic acid)
2.14.3 Carothenoids
2.14.4 Flavonoids
2.15 Antioxidants action against age-related diseases
2.16 Skin cancer
2.17 DNA photochemistry
2.18 DNA repair mechanism
2.19 Implications for mutagenesis
2.20 Skin catabolism
2.21 Autoimmune diseases
2.21.1 Disorders related to erythema
2.21.2 Skin disorders not involving erythema
References
3 Contact with the environment: sight
3.1 Theory of light and colors: historic aspects
3.2 Theory of colors and light: linguistic aspects
3.3 Newton’s theory of vision
3.3.1 Further advancements
3.3.2 Goethe’s contribution
3.4 The eye
3.4.1 Micro anatomy of the retina
3.4.2 Physiology of vision
3.5 Chemistry of vision
3.6 Sight in nonhumans
3.7 Accessory structures of the eye
3.8 Damage caused by light
3.9 Physical aspects
3.10 Vision impairment
References
Further reading
4 Circadian system
4.1 Principles of chronobiology
4.2 Human medicine aspects
References
Further reading
5 (Photo)chemotherapeutic
5.1 Psoralen ultraviolet A process versus narrowband ultraviolet B other treatments
5.1.1 Eczema
5.1.2 Vitiligo
5.1.3 Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma
5.1.4 The photodermatoses
5.1.5 Localized hand, foot, and mouth disease
5.1.6 Psoriasis
5.1.7 Treatment for palmoplantar
5.2 Theranostics
5.3 Laser for medicine
5.3.1 Photochemical strategies
References
6 Oxidations
6.1 Photodynamic effect
6.2 Physical and chemical decay of singlet oxygen
6.3 Alternative modes of generation of singlet oxygen
6.4 Application
References
7 Emission
7.1 Emission for diagnosis in medicine
7.2 Two-photon conversions in absorbance-emission
7.3 Theoretical background
References
8 Conclusion and outlook
References
Index
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