Methoxsalen With Ultraviolet A Therapy

Known as: PUVA, psoralen and ultraviolet A therapy, Ultraviolet Light Therapy Using Methoxsalen 
Strong evidences have indicated causal association between 8-methoxypsoralen with UVA (PUVA) treatment and non-melanocytic skin patients with… (More)
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
High mobility group protein B1 enhances DNA repair and chromatin modification after DNA damage.
High mobility group protein B1 (HMGB1) is a multifunctional protein with roles in chromatin structure, transcriptional regulation… (More)
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Corneal collagen crosslinking with riboflavin and ultraviolet A to treat induced keratectasia after laser in situ keratomileusis.
PURPOSE To determine whether riboflavin and ultraviolet-A (UVA) corneal crosslinking can be used as an alternative therapy to… (More)
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
The association of solar ultraviolet B (UVB) with reducing risk of cancer: multifactorial ecologic analysis of geographic variation in age-adjusted cancer mortality rates.
BACKGROUND Solar ultraviolet B (UVB) irradiance and vitamin D are associated with reduced cancer mortality rates. However, the… (More)
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Riboflavin/ultraviolet-a-induced collagen crosslinking for the treatment of keratoconus.
PURPOSE In animal eyes, a significant increase in corneal biomechanical stiffness has been found after collagen crosslinking by… (More)
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Stress-strain measurements of human and porcine corneas after riboflavin-ultraviolet-A-induced cross-linking.
PURPOSE To evaluate the biomechanical effect of combined riboflavin-ultraviolet A (UVA) treatment on porcine and human corneas… (More)
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Oral psoralen and ultraviolet-A light (PUVA) treatment of psoriasis and persistent risk of nonmelanoma skin cancer. PUVA Follow-up Study.
BACKGROUND/METHODS The treatment of psoriasis with high-dose exposure to oral psoralen and ultraviolet-A light (i.e., PUVA… (More)
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Malignant melanoma in patients treated for psoriasis with methoxsalen (psoralen) and ultraviolet A radiation (PUVA). The PUVA Follow-Up Study.
BACKGROUND Photochemotherapy with oral methoxsalen (psoralen) and ultraviolet A radiation (PUVA) is an effective treatment for… (More)
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Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Heme oxygenase 1 mediates an adaptive response to oxidative stress in human skin fibroblasts.
Oxidative stress of human skin fibroblasts by treatment with ultraviolet A (UVA) radiation has been shown to lead to an increase… (More)
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Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Oxidative stress resulting from ultraviolet A irradiation of human skin fibroblasts leads to a heme oxygenase-dependent increase in ferritin.
Heme oxygenase-1 mRNA levels increase following exposure of many mammalian cell lines to oxidative stress such as ultraviolet A… (More)
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Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Endothelins secreted from human keratinocytes are intrinsic mitogens for human melanocytes.
We recently demonstrated that human melanocyte proliferation and differentiation could be stimulated by endothelin (ET… (More)
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