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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-4-8
pubmed:abstractText
Stratum corneum sphingolipids are of particular importance in maintaining the water permeability barrier of mammalian epidermis. Free amino acids also play an important role in water retention in the stratum corneum. To clarify the way in which these substances affect scaly skin, stratum corneum sphingolipids and free amino acids collected from artificially-induced scaly skin were analysed. Scaly skin was induced by tape stripping. The total amount of sphingolipids was quantified by gas chromatography and five of sphingolipid fractions were isolated and quantified by thin-layer chromatography. Free amino acids were analysed using a high-speed amino analyser. The total amount of sphingolipid in scaly skin did not differ statistically from that in control skin. However, a significant change in the distribution of the five sphingolipid species was observed in scaly skin and the total amount of amino acids was decreased in scaly skin. These results suggest that the distribution of these five types of sphingolipid and the total amount of amino acids are responsible for scaly skin.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0340-3696
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
284
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
363-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Stratum corneum sphingolipids and free amino acids in experimentally-induced scaly skin.
pubmed:affiliation
Shiseido Research Center, Yokohama, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article