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Ultraviolet radiation effects on immunologic function.

R D Granstein1

  • 1Wellman Laboratories of Photomedicine, Department of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston 02114.

Regional Immunology
|March 1, 1990
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Ultraviolet radiation (UVR) exposure suppresses the immune system, leading to impaired responses and promoting skin cancer growth in mice. This immunosuppression is mediated by T suppressor cells, highlighting the link between UVR, immunity, and oncogenesis.

Area of Science:

  • Immunology
  • Dermatology
  • Oncology

Background:

  • Decades of research show ultraviolet radiation (UVR) significantly impacts immunity.
  • Most evidence comes from animal models, with limited human data.
  • UVR exposure is linked to increased skin cancer rates in immunosuppressed individuals.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the effects of UVR on immune responses, specifically contact hypersensitivity and tumor immunity.
  • To explore the role of T suppressor cells in UVR-induced immunosuppression.
  • To understand the mechanisms underlying UVR's impact on immune cells and cytokine production.

Main Methods:

  • Studies involving animal models (mice) exposed to varying doses of UVR.
  • Assessment of contact hypersensitivity induction.

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  • Tumor transplantation experiments in UVR-exposed and non-exposed syngeneic recipients.
  • In vitro studies on epidermal cells and Langerhans cells exposed to UVR.

    • Main Results:

    • UVR inhibits contact hypersensitivity systemically and locally, mediated by transferable T suppressor cells.
    • Chronic UVR exposure leads to the development of cutaneous malignancies that are rejected in non-exposed hosts but grow in UVR-exposed hosts.
    • Suppressor cells appear to recognize shared determinants on UVR-induced tumors.
    • UVR alters antigen presentation by epidermal and Langerhans cells and induces keratinocytes to produce immunosuppressive factors.

    Conclusions:

    • UVR induces profound immunosuppression, affecting both adaptive immunity and tumor surveillance.
    • T suppressor cells play a critical role in UVR-mediated immune suppression and tumor growth.
    • Mechanisms involve altered immune cell function and cytokine profiles, suggesting UVR's role in cutaneous oncogenesis regulation.