Effect of ultraviolet C emitted from KrCl excimer lamp with or without bandpass filter to mouse epidermis

It has been reported that 222-nm ultraviolet C (UVC) exerts a germicidal effect on bacteria and viruses as well as UV radiation emitted from a conventional germicidal lamp but is less toxic to the mammalian cells than that from a germicidal lamp. An excimer lamp filled with krypton chloride (KrCl) g...

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Main Authors: Kouji Narita, Krisana Asano, Kyosuke Yamane, Hiroyuki Ohashi, Tatsushi Igarashi, Akio Nakane
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Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9064105/?tool=EBI
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author Kouji Narita
Krisana Asano
Kyosuke Yamane
Hiroyuki Ohashi
Tatsushi Igarashi
Akio Nakane
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Krisana Asano
Kyosuke Yamane
Hiroyuki Ohashi
Tatsushi Igarashi
Akio Nakane
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description It has been reported that 222-nm ultraviolet C (UVC) exerts a germicidal effect on bacteria and viruses as well as UV radiation emitted from a conventional germicidal lamp but is less toxic to the mammalian cells than that from a germicidal lamp. An excimer lamp filled with krypton chloride (KrCl) gas principally emits 222-nm UVC. However, the lamp also emits a wide band of wavelengths other than 222 nm, especially UVC at a longer wavelength than 222 nm and ultraviolet B, which cause DNA damage. There are some reports on the critical role of bandpass filters in reducing the harmful effect of UVC emitted from a KrCl excimer lamp in a human skin model and human subjects. However, the effectiveness of a bandpass filter has not been demonstrated in animal experiments. In the present study, mice were irradiated with UVC emitted from a KrCl excimer lamp with or without a bandpass filter. UVC emitted from an unfiltered KrCl lamp at doses of 50, 150 and 300 mJ/cm2 induced cyclobutyl pyrimidine dimer (CPD)-positive cells, whereas UVC emitted from a filtered lamp did not significantly increase CPD-positive cells in the epidermis. The present study suggested that the bandpass filter serves a critical role in reducing the harmful effect of emission outside of 222 nm to mouse keratinocytes.
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spelling doaj.art-b0b1a394c3c940d18af529ea69ec030c2022-12-22T00:38:30ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032022-01-01175Effect of ultraviolet C emitted from KrCl excimer lamp with or without bandpass filter to mouse epidermisKouji NaritaKrisana AsanoKyosuke YamaneHiroyuki OhashiTatsushi IgarashiAkio NakaneIt has been reported that 222-nm ultraviolet C (UVC) exerts a germicidal effect on bacteria and viruses as well as UV radiation emitted from a conventional germicidal lamp but is less toxic to the mammalian cells than that from a germicidal lamp. An excimer lamp filled with krypton chloride (KrCl) gas principally emits 222-nm UVC. However, the lamp also emits a wide band of wavelengths other than 222 nm, especially UVC at a longer wavelength than 222 nm and ultraviolet B, which cause DNA damage. There are some reports on the critical role of bandpass filters in reducing the harmful effect of UVC emitted from a KrCl excimer lamp in a human skin model and human subjects. However, the effectiveness of a bandpass filter has not been demonstrated in animal experiments. In the present study, mice were irradiated with UVC emitted from a KrCl excimer lamp with or without a bandpass filter. UVC emitted from an unfiltered KrCl lamp at doses of 50, 150 and 300 mJ/cm2 induced cyclobutyl pyrimidine dimer (CPD)-positive cells, whereas UVC emitted from a filtered lamp did not significantly increase CPD-positive cells in the epidermis. The present study suggested that the bandpass filter serves a critical role in reducing the harmful effect of emission outside of 222 nm to mouse keratinocytes.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9064105/?tool=EBI
spellingShingle Kouji Narita
Krisana Asano
Kyosuke Yamane
Hiroyuki Ohashi
Tatsushi Igarashi
Akio Nakane
Effect of ultraviolet C emitted from KrCl excimer lamp with or without bandpass filter to mouse epidermis
PLoS ONE
title Effect of ultraviolet C emitted from KrCl excimer lamp with or without bandpass filter to mouse epidermis
title_full Effect of ultraviolet C emitted from KrCl excimer lamp with or without bandpass filter to mouse epidermis
title_fullStr Effect of ultraviolet C emitted from KrCl excimer lamp with or without bandpass filter to mouse epidermis
title_full_unstemmed Effect of ultraviolet C emitted from KrCl excimer lamp with or without bandpass filter to mouse epidermis
title_short Effect of ultraviolet C emitted from KrCl excimer lamp with or without bandpass filter to mouse epidermis
title_sort effect of ultraviolet c emitted from krcl excimer lamp with or without bandpass filter to mouse epidermis
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9064105/?tool=EBI
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