17 - Cutaneous Photobiology Flashcards
Radiation can only cause a photobiologic response if
It is first absorbed by a molecule (chromophore) in the skin
UV-signature mutations
C to T and CC to TT mutations at dipyrimidine sites
Y/N: Photoaging is reversible.
No
Carries sufficient photon-energy to completely remove an electron from an atom or molecule
Ionizing electromagnetic radiation
Examples of ionizing electromagnetic radiation
X-rays
Gamma rays
Shortest wavelength of solar electromagnetic radiation reaching the earth’s surface
290 nm
Y/N: Longer wavelengths of UVR are highly damaging to animals and plants
No - shorter wavelengths
Energy (increases/decreased) with increasing wavelength
Decreases
ROYGBIV is arranged according to increasing
Wavelength
Spectrum of electromagnetic radiation from lowest to highest energy
Radio waves Infrared Visible Ultraviolet X-rays Gamma rays
Roman men Invented Very Unusual Xray Guns
(Shorter/longer) wavelengths of visible light are more filtered by a linger passage through the atmosphere
Shorter
Fraction of UVA relative to UVB (increases/decreases) with lower angles of solar radiation
Increases
Y/N: UVA and UVB are less abundant early or late in the day
Yes
States that light must be first absorbed by a chemical substance for a photochemical reaction to take place
Grotthuss-Draper law
One wavelength that is most likely to excite a chromophore
Absorption maximum
Well characterized chromophores in the skin (3)
DNA
Porphyrins
Melanin
Process in which energy from an excited chromophore is transferred to another molecule
Photosensitized reaction
States that the wavelength of fluorescence is always longer (=less energetic) than the exciting wavelength
Stokes law
Photon emission from return of triplet excited states to ground states
Phosphorescence
Major role of vitamin D
Increase the flow of calcium into the bloodstream
Safe upper limit for adult intake of vitamin D
10,000 IU/day
Chronic toxic dose of vitamin D
50,000 IU/day
When obtained from food or supplements, vitamin D is absorbed in the
Small intestine
Central role in photoaging
UVA
Immediate erythema and pigment darkening
UVA
Major role in drug induced photosensitivity
UVA
Major role in carcinogenesis
UVB