European Cytokine Network
MENUThe role of cytokines in ultraviolet-B induced immunosuppression Volume 8, numéro 2, June 1997
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- Mots-clés : cytokine, ultraviolet radiation, UVB, immunosuppression, T-cell subsets, photoimmunology
- Page(s) : 117-23
- Année de parution : 1997
INTRODUCTION The biological effects of ultraviolet B (UVB) radiation have been under extensive investigation for the last two decades, starting with its identification as a carcinogenic agent. There is evidence from epidemiological data that exposure to UVB increases the incidence of non-melanoma skin cancer and, in addition, that it inhibits the cellular immune response to these highly immunogenic tumors, thereby facilitating [...]