Wavelength-specific effects of intermediate-term irradiation on GAGs, HA, and CS.
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posted on 2013-02-20, 15:59 authored by Benjamin Boegel Werth, Muhammad Bashir, Laura Chang, Victoria P. Werth<p>Normal human volunteers were treated with sham, UVA, UVA1, PUVA, SSR, and UVB on different sections of their backs 5 times weekly for 4 weeks. ImagePro 3 analysis of treatment-specific effects were evaluated for (a) total GAG content with Hale stain, (b) HA, and (c) CS. Open bars represent epidermal stain intensity, solid bars represent dermal stain intensity, and hatched bars represent stain intensity in the basal layer of the epidermis. (***p<.001, **p<.01, *p<.05, n = 5 for <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0014830#pone-0014830-g004" target="_blank">Figure 4a</a>, n = 4 for <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0014830#pone-0014830-g004" target="_blank">Figures 4b-c</a>).</p>
