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Published online 26 November 2001 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news011129-6
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Interleukin-12 suppresses ultraviolet radiation-induced apoptosis by inducing DNA repair
An immune system chemical may undo skin damage by sunlight.
A chemical involved in immune-system signalling may be able to reverse some types of skin damage caused by sunlight. It could reduce sunburn by activating DNA-repair mechanisms, a new study suggests, raising the possibility that the chemical might be used to prevent or treat skin cancer1.
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