Fluoroquinolones as enhancers of photocarcinogenesis: Proposed pathomechanisms

• 主要な著者: Ricardo Toipa Lopes (著者), Margarida Gonçalo (著者)
• フォーマット: 図書
• 出版事項: Sociedade Portuguesa de Dermatologia e Venereologia, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• 主題: article
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Fluoroquinolones are photosensitizing drugs in humans, as they can enhance effects of ultraviolet A (UVA) radiation on the skin. UVA causes lesions both to deoxyribonucleic acid and other cellular organelles by Type I and Type II reactions (major and minor). The resulting photoproducts are highly re...