Publications by authors named "Hans Lucas Busch"
Free Radic Biol Med
December 2019
Article Synopsis
- β-Endorphin plays a key role in mood, pain management, immune function, and behavior stability, and is produced in the nervous system and skin, especially in response to UV light.
- A study investigated the effects of visible blue light on β-endorphin production in human skin cells and found that blue light exposure significantly increased β-endorphin levels both in skin cell cultures and in healthy individuals.
- The study suggested that the increase in β-endorphin is linked to the non-enzymatic production of nitric oxide, which enhances β-endorphin production in both skin cells and possibly in the brain, highlighting a multi-step process facilitated by nitric oxide.
