Differential time courses of skin blood flow and hyperalgesia in the human sunburn reaction following ultraviolet irradiation of the skin.
European Journal of Pain(2001)
Abstract
The response of skin to ultraviolet (UV) irradiation is an inflammation with pronounced vasodilation and hyperalgesia. Volunteers underwent UV irradiation of patches of forearm skin 3 cm in diameter. The intensity of the UV irradiation (290–320 nm) ranged between 133 mJ/cm2and 400 mJ/cm2. Changes in skin blood flow were measured with laser Doppler technique at 3, 6, 9, 12, 24, 30, 36, 48, 60, 72, 96 and 216 h post UV irradiation. The alteration in pain threshold was measured for heat with a Peltier thermode and for pressure with a metal stylus. The effect of repeated topical pre-treatment 4 days prior to UV irradiation with 1.5 g of 0.04% capsaicin containing ointment was also investigated.
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Key words
UV-induced inflammation, neuropeptides, capsaicin, hyperalgesia, laser Doppler, skin blood flow, sunburn.
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