The impact of airborne pollution and exposure to solar ultraviolet radiation on skin: mechanistic and physiological insight

Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2020 Aug;27(23):28730-28736. doi: 10.1007/s11356-020-09280-4. Epub 2020 May 27.

Abstract

For several decades air pollution has been recognized to hit drastically the skin of human body. Air pollutants predominantly accountable for aging, oxidative damage, and inflammatory allergic reactions led to psoriasis, dermatitis, acne, and skin cancer owing to the impaired functions of DNA, proteins, and lipid biomolecules. Elevated air pollution and its detrimental effects along with variations in physiological parameters of the skin are verily the scaffold for anti-pollution assertions and could be recognized as markers. The present article encompasses the salient features of air pollution and UV radiations besides dreadful effects on human skin physiological parameters and some anti-pollution approaches.

Keywords: Air pollution; Anti-pollution; Human skin; Physiological parameters; UV radiation.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Air Pollutants / analysis*
  • Air Pollution*
  • Humans
  • Skin / chemistry
  • Solar Energy*
  • Ultraviolet Rays

Substances

  • Air Pollutants