Light has attracted special attention as a stimulus for triggered drug delivery systems (DDS)
due to its intrinsic features of being spatially and temporally tunable. Ultraviolet A (UVA) …

The skin protects our body from various external factors, such as chemical and physical
stimuli, microorganisms, and sunlight. Sunlight is a representative environmental factor that …

Phototherapy represents an attractive route for treating a range of challenging
dermatological diseases. Existing skin phototherapy modalities rely on direct UV …

Background Scleroderma is caused by aberrant transforming growth factor-ß signaling. The
degradation of extracellular matrix proteins is regulated by matrix metalloproteinases …

The skin is a unique site in the human body that has the capacity to synthesize the active
form of vitamin D, 1α, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D 3 (1α, 25 (OH) 2 D 3), from 7 …

Background Demographic and clinical findings of patients with mucocutaneous morphea
have not been well characterized, to our knowledge. Objective To determine the …

Sunlight radiation is a fundamental component of our daily lives. Specifically, blue light as
well as UV light appear to play a role in the development of oxidative stress, DNA damage …

Localised scleroderma is an uncommon connective tissue disease of multifactorial aetiology
occurring in the paediatric and adult population. It is relatively difficult to conduct any …

Results The study shows that patients in both groups experienced improvement based on
clinical measures, resulting in a reduction in the clinical score in all groups. There is positive …

Introduction Lichen sclerosus (LS) is an inflammatory skin disease affecting all ages. LS
typically involves the anogenital site where it causes itching and soreness; it may lead to …