Ultraviolet Light in Human Health, Diseases and Environment - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 3319858033 ISBN 13 : 9783319858036

Editeur : Springer International Publishing AG, 2018

Synopsis

This book is about the roles and importance of Ultraviolet (UV) light from sun and from man-made UV lamps in our daily life, on health and diseases, also its application in sterilization and treatment. The key words are: reactive oxygen species, DNA damage, UV mutagenicity, skin cancers, polymorphous light eruption, Xeroderma pigmentosum, vitiligo, psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes mellitus, metabolic syndromes, cardiovascular diseases, dermatology, photobiology, photodermatosis, vitamin D synthesis, vitamin D efficiency, water sterilization, blood sterilization, phototherapies, skin tanning and UV dosimeter.

The book starts with introduction to UV light and the history of development of UV lamps and its applications. It then moves to describing the interaction of this light with biological components and the production of reactive oxygen species, their roles in cell signaling, cellular defense from foreign invaders, in mutagenesis leading to skin diseases includingvitiligo, polymorphous light eruption and various forms of skin cancer. Then it presents the synthesis and importance of UV light and diseases, induced due to the deficiency of vitamin D. Roles of UV light in sterilization, disinfection, phototherapies are depicted in the next part and finally use and abuse of UV light in tanning salon and the availability and importance of use of UV dosimeter are highlighted.

The three main focuses of this book are:
- Damage to biological systems by UV light leading to certain skin diseases; most importantly skin cancers.
- Importance of UV light in the in vivo synthesis of vitamin D when human bodies are exposed to it.
- Diseases caused due to the deficiency of vitamin D and the use of UV lamps in phototherapy and sterilization processes.

The editor has considerable experience in publishing medical books and has used it critically selecting the matters which will attract the readers from many areas of medical and non-medical fields.

It is hoped that the materials presented in this book will give great benefit and will stimulate both novice and expert researchers in the field. The book gives excellent overviews of the current status of research and pointers to the future research achievements. Clinicians, medical general practitioners, technicians and staff working in UV related industries and especially those working in tanning salon should benefit from the information presented in safe handling of this light.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Shamin Iqbal Ahmad obtained his BSc from TNB College, Bhagalpur, MSc in Botany from Patna University, India and his PhD in Molecular Genetics from Leicester University, UK. After 35 years' service as Senior Lecturer and a further 13 years lecturing, he left Nottingham Trent University in 2020.

His research on different areas of molecular biology/genetics extended across more than 30 years with the key area of his research being on DNA damage and repair which resulted in discovery of production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) by near UV light of a number of biological and chemical agents and their implications on human health. Other areas of research included thymineless death in bacteria, genetic control of nucleotide catabolism, development of anti-AIDs drugs, control of microbial infection of burns, phages of thermophilic bacteria, and microbial flora after the Chernobyl disaster. He collaborated with the University of Osaka, Japan, and discovered that a number of biologically produced enzymes were able to scavenge ROS. In 2020 he published a paper in the journal, Medical Hypothesis proposing a novel treatment for COVID-19, and in 2021 published about another modified treatment for RNA viruses in his book on Human Viruses, diseases treatment and vaccines.

In 2003 he received a prestigious "Asian Jewel Award" in Britain for "Excellence in Education".

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Springer International Publishing AG
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 3319858033
• ISBN 13: 9783319858036
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 389
• Éditeur: Ahmad Shamim I.
• Coordonnées du fabricant: KINESIS; https://www.also.com/ec/cms5/en_6000/6000/index.jsp; ; Friedrich-Karl-Str. 9; Hamburg; 22391; Allemagne