Dietary glucosylceramide improves skin barrier function in hairless mice

Journal of Dermatological Science

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 101-107

  Tsuji, Kiyomi ^a   Mitsutake, Susumu ^a   Ishikawa, Junko ^b   Takagi, Yutaka ^b   Akiyama, Masashi ^c   Shimizu, Hiroshi ^c   Tomiyama, Takahiro ^d   Igarashi, Yasuyuki ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Kao Biological Science Laboratories   (Japan)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d Thee B Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diet; Glucosylceramide; Skin barrier functions; TEWL

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSYLCERAMIDE; SKIN LIPID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SKIN BARRIER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET THERAPY; FEEDING; FEMALE; MAIZE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUDE MOUSE; PERMEABILITY BARRIER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICE BRAN; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN FUNCTION; SKIN STIMULATION; SKIN SURFACE; SKIN WATER LOSS; SPECIES COMPARISON; STRATUM CORNEUM; THERAPY EFFECT; WHEAT GERM;

ADHESIVES; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; EPIDERMIS; GLUCOSYLCERAMIDES; MALE; MICE; MICE, HAIRLESS; MICE, INBRED HRS; SKIN PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE;

EID: 33749366515     PISSN: 09231811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2006.08.005     Document Type: Article

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