Publisher's Synopsis
Free radicals are implicated in the pathogenesis of a wide variety of human disorders including acute and chronic skin damage. Growing interest in this field is reflected in increasing knowledge on the pathomechanisms involved. This issue presents papers arising from the '4th Teupitzer Colloquium' bringing together basic researchers and clinicians in an interactive discussion of new and relevant research on free radicals and skin. The topics are focussing on UV light and radical formation, skin aging and photocarcinogenesis, framed by presentations on apoptosis, dysfunction of the immune system and detection of free radicals in skin. The selected and representative contributions of this issue are valuable reading to dermatologists as well as molecular biologists or biochemists in clinic and research.
