ArticleJournal of lipid research2018
Applying a vernix caseosa based formulation accelerates skin barrier repair by modulating lipid biosynthesis.
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- Impact of airborne particulate matter on skin: a systematic review from epidemiology to in vitro studies.Particle and fibre toxicology · 2020Pooled it
- A Novel Effect of Lipids Extracted from Vernix Caseosa on Regulation of Filaggrin Expression in Human Epidermal Keratinocytes.Annals of dermatology · 2019Article
- Evaporative cooling provides a major metabolic energy sink.Molecular metabolism · 2019Article
- Transcriptional control and transcriptomic analysis of lipid metabolism in skin barrier formation and atopic dermatitis (AD).Expert review of proteomics · 2019Article
- Characterization of human skin equivalents developed at body's core and surface temperatures.Journal of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine · 2019Article
- Human skin equivalents cultured under hypoxia display enhanced epidermal morphogenesis and lipid barrier formation.Scientific reports · 2019Article
- Preferential arrangement of lipids in the long-periodicity phase of a stratum corneum matrix model.Journal of lipid research · 2018Article
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Abstract
Restoring the lipid homeostasis of the stratum corneum (SC) is a common strategy to enhance skin barrier function. Here, we used a ceramide containing vernix caseosa (VC)-based formulation and were able to accelerate barrier recovery in healthy volunteers. The recovery was examined over 16 days by monitoring trans-epidermal water loss (TEWL) after barrier disruption by tape-stripping. Four skin sites were used to examine the effects of both treatment and barrier recovery. After 16 days, samples were harvested at these sites to examine the SC ceramide composition and lipid organization. Changes in ceramide profiles were identified using principal component analysis. After barrier recovery, the untreated sites showed increased levels of ceramide subclass AS and ceramides with a 34 total carbon-atom chain length, while the mean ceramide chain length was reduced. These changes were diminished by treatment with the studied formulation, which concurrently increased the formulated ceramides. Correlations were observed between SC lipid composition, lipid organization, and TEWL, and changes in the ceramide subclass composition suggest changes in the ceramide biosynthesis. These results suggest that VC-based formulations enhance skin barrier recovery and are attractive candidates to treat skin disorders with impaired barrier properties.
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