Improvement of skin barrier function in atopic dermatitis patients with a new moisturizer containing a ceramide precursor

Journal of Dermatological Treatment

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 122-125

  Simpson, Eric ^a   Böhling, Arne ^b   Bielfeldt, Stephan ^b   Bosc, Catherine ^c   Kerrouche, Nabil ^c  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Proderm ^*  (Germany)

^c Galderma R and D   (France)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Ceramides; Raman spectroscopy; Skin barrier; Skin hydration; Transepidermal water loss

Indexed keywords

CERAMIDE; CETAPHIL; DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT; RESTORADERM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRY SKIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMIDIFIER; HYDRATION; LOWER LEG; MALE; PRECURSOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN FUNCTION; SKIN WATER LOSS; WATER CONTENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BODY WATER; CERAMIDES; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG COMBINATIONS; EMOLLIENTS; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPYLENE GLYCOLS; SKIN PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; SODIUM DODECYL SULFATE; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS, RAMAN;

EID: 84875302551     PISSN: 09546634     EISSN: 14711753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09546634.2012.713461     Document Type: Article

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