Decrease of ceramides with very long-chain fatty acids and downregulation of elongases in a murine atopic dermatitis model

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 476-479

  Park, Yang Hui ^a,b   Jang, Won Hee ^a   Seo, Jung A ^a   Park, Miyoung ^a   Lee, Tae Ryong ^a   Park, Young Ho ^a   Kim, Dae Kyong ^b   Lim, Kyung Min ^a  

^a AmorePacific Corporation   (South Korea)

^b Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERAMIDE; ELONGASE; ENZYME; ENZYME FOR ELONGATION OF VERY LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID 1; ENZYME FOR ELONGATION OF VERY LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID 3; ENZYME FOR ELONGATION OF VERY LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID 4; ENZYME FOR ELONGATION OF VERY LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID 6; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERY LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; FEMALE; HAIR FOLLICLE; LETTER; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERMEABILITY BARRIER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEBACEOUS GLAND; SKIN WATER LOSS; STRATUM CORNEUM;

EID: 84855950624     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: 15231747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jid.2011.333     Document Type: Letter

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