Pharmacological studies on cutaneous inflammation induced by ultraviolet irradiation (1): quantification of erythema by reflectance colorimetry and correlation with cutaneous blood flow.
Pharmacological studies on cutaneous inflammation induced by ultraviolet irradiation (1): quantification of erythema by reflectance colorimetry and correlation with cutaneous blood flow.
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紫外线照射引起的皮肤炎症的药理学研究(1):反射比色法定量红斑及其与皮肤血流量的相关性。
DOI:
10.1254/jjp.62.245
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发表时间:
1993
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通讯作者:
K. Tsurumi
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作者:
T. Nose;K. Tsurumi
This study was conducted to quantify the intensity of ultraviolet (UV) erythema in guinea pigs, a method for evaluating anti-inflammatory drugs, and to clarify any correlation of erythema with cutaneous blood flow. Skin color and cutaneous blood flow in non-administered and indomethacin-administered animals were measured by a colorimeter and a laser Doppler flowmeter over time after UV-irradiation treatment. Skin color was indicated by a XYZ colorimetric system and L*a*b* color space. In either colorimetric system, the values of two indices, x and y or a* and b*, increased along with the intensification of erythema. The increase in the chroma (C*) value calculated from a* and b* was UV-dose-dependent. This value was significantly suppressed by indomethacin 0.5-4 hr after irradiation, and it was found to be a clear and sensitive index for evaluating the suppressive effect of drugs. Cutaneous blood flow also increased with UV irradiation. Indomethacin significantly suppressed this increase 2-3 hr after UV irradiation. The changes of cutaneous blood flow correlated with those of C*. These results suggested C* was a suitable parameter to quantify UV erythema, and the change of skin color in UV erythema reflected the change of cutaneous blood flow.