Relationship of ceramide-, and free fatty acid-cholesterol ratios in the stratum corneum with skin barrier function of normal, atopic dermatitis lesional and non-lesional skins

Journal of Dermatological Science

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 71-74

  Joo, Kyung Mi ^a   Hwang, Jee Hyun ^b   Bae, SeungJin ^b   Nahm, Dong Ho ^c   Park, Hae Sim ^c   Ye, Young Min ^c   Lim, Kyung Min ^b  

^a AmorePacific Corporation   (South Korea)

^b Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

^c Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Ceramide; Cholesterol; Fatty acid; Lipids; Skin barrier function

Indexed keywords

CERAMIDE; CHOLESTEROL; FATTY ACID; INTERLEUKIN 13; MACROPHAGE DERIVED CHEMOKINE;

ADULT; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITIC CELL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; LIPID ANALYSIS; LIPIDOMICS; LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SKIN DEFECT; STRATUM CORNEUM; T LYMPHOCYTE; EPIDERMIS; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SKIN; SOUTH KOREA;

CERAMIDES; CHOLESTEROL; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; EPIDERMIS; FATTY ACIDS, NONESTERIFIED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SKIN;

EID: 84930410833     PISSN: 09231811     EISSN: 1873569X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2014.10.001     Document Type: Letter

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