Variation in the activities of late stage filaggrin processing enzymes, calpain-1 and bleomycin hydrolase, together with pyrrolidone carboxylic acid levels, corneocyte phenotypes and plasmin activities in non-sun-exposed and sun-exposed facial stratum corneum of different ethnicities

International Journal of Cosmetic Science

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 567-575

  Raj, N ^a   Voegeli, R ^b   Rawlings, A V ^a   Summers, B ^c   Munday, M R ^a   Lane, M E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b DSM NUTRITIONAL PRODUCTS LTD   (Switzerland)

^c SEFAKO MAKGATHO HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

biomarkers; ethnic differences; face; natural moisturizing factor; photodamage

Indexed keywords

BLEOMYCIN HYDROLASE; CALPAIN 1; FILAGGRIN; PLASMIN; PYROGLUTAMIC ACID; CALPAIN; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEIN;

ADULT; AFRICAN; ARTICLE; BLACK PERSON; CAUCASIAN; CELL MATURATION; CHEEK; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEOCYTE PHENOTYPE; EAR; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIGHT DAMAGE; MIDDLE AGED; NORMAL HUMAN; PHENOTYPE; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SOUTH AFRICA; STRATUM CORNEUM; SUN EXPOSURE; ENZYMOLOGY; ETHNIC GROUP; FACE; MALE; METABOLISM; RADIATION RESPONSE; SKIN;

ADULT; CALPAIN; CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEINS; MALE; PYRROLIDONECARBOXYLIC ACID; SKIN;

EID: 84995543564     PISSN: 01425463     EISSN: 14682494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ics.12321     Document Type: Article

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