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Effect of ultraviolet radiation on immune system in postmenopausal women
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Abstract
Background: The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of ultraviolet radiation on immune system in postmenopausal women. Forty postmenopausal women who suffering from vitamin D deficiency participated in this study, their age ranged from 55 to 65 years.They were divided randomly into two groups equal in number, control group (group A) received only vitamin D supplement (800 IU) daily for 4 weeks and study group (group B) exposed to ultraviolet B (UVB) three times per week, in addition to vitamin D supplement (800 IU) daily for 4 weeks. All participants in both groups (A and B) were assessed pre- and post-treatment through measuring vitamin D, total leukocytes, lymphocytes, monocytes and neutrophils by blood analysis and quality of life by Older People’s Quality of Life Brief Questionnaire. Results showed that a statistically highly significant (P < 0.0001) increase in serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D, total leukocytes, lymphocytes, monocytes and neutrophils in group (B) than in group (A), while quality of life showed statistically non-significant difference between both groups (A&B). Accordingly, it could be concluded that ultraviolet is an effective, non- invasive, safe, easy to apply, simple and successful method for improving immune system in postmenopausal women