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Infrared exposure induces an angiogenic switch in human skin that is partially mediated by heat
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dc.contributor.author | Kim, M-S. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Kim, Y.K. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Cho, K.H. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Chung, J.H. | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2009-11-04T07:50:42Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2009-11-04T07:50:42Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2006 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Br J Dermatol 2006; 155:1131-8 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 0007-0963 (Print) | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=17107379 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10371/11143 | - |
dc.description.abstract | BACKGROUND: Angiogenesis plays an important role in physiological and pathological conditions of the skin. Although acute ultraviolet-induced skin angiogenesis has been investigated, little is known about the distinct effects of acute infrared (IR) radiation on angiogenesis in human skin. OBJECTIVES: To elucidate the molecular regulation of the angiogenic switch by acute near-IR radiation or by a single heat treatment in human skin in vivo. METHODS: We subjected 16 healthy volunteers to near-IR irradiation (six minimal heating doses) and 14 healthy volunteers to heat treatment (43 degrees C for 90 min), and skin specimens were obtained by punch biopsy for immunohistochemical, Western blot and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction analyses. RESULTS: We observed that CD31-stained vessels in the upper dermis were increased after acute near-IR exposure, and that this was associated with the upregulation of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and the downregulation of thrombospondin (TSP)-2. During the application of near-IR to buttock skin, skin temperatures immediately increased from 32 degrees C up to 42 degrees C, as measured using a digital thermometer. Moreover, the expression of inducible heat shock protein 70 was increased after near-IR irradiation in human skin. Therefore, we investigated the effects of a single heat treatment on angiogenesis and on the expression of VEGF and TSP-2 in skin, and found that vascularization and VEGF expression were increased, whereas TSP-2 expression was reduced. CONCLUSIONS: Our results suggest that IR radiation plays an important role in skin angiogenesis via regulation of the balance between the angiogenic inducer VEGF and the angiogenic inhibitor TSP-2, and that IR-induced skin angiogenesis might be partially caused by the effects of heat in human skin in vivo. | en |
dc.description.sponsorship | This work was supported by a Korea Research Foundation
Grant (KRF-2003-015-E00243) and by a research agreement with Estee Lauder (Melville, NY). | en |
dc.language.iso | en | - |
dc.publisher | Blackwell Publishing | en |
dc.subject | angiogenesis | en |
dc.subject | heat | en |
dc.subject | infrared | en |
dc.subject | thrombospondin-2 | en |
dc.subject | vascular endothelial growth factor | en |
dc.title | Infrared exposure induces an angiogenic switch in human skin that is partially mediated by heat | en |
dc.type | Article | en |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2006.07510.x | - |
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