2015-11-14
Water resistance profile as a marker of skin barrier damage in atopic dermatitis patients
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Journal of Dermatological Science , Volume 81 - Issue 2 p. 126- 128
The stratum corneum (SC) is the main barrier of the skin, offering a first line of defence against external pathogens and insults. The SC of patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) has underlying barrier deficiencies, even in non-lesional sites. A defective SC barrier is more vulnerable to environmental insults, which trigger immune reactions, further deteriorating the barrier. [...]
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This work was funded by Johnson & Johnson Santé Beauté France. MO is a BBSRC David Philips fellow (BB/J013951/1). RJT acknowledges partial support from EPSRC through Career Acceleration Fellowship (EP/G007446/1). | |
doi.org/10.1016/j.jdermsci.2015.10.017, hdl.handle.net/1765/83971 | |
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van Logtestijn, M. D. A., Caspers, P., Kezic, S., Hoffman, D. R., Koenig, D., Ono, M., … Tanaka, R. J. (2015). Water resistance profile as a marker of skin barrier damage in atopic dermatitis patients. Journal of Dermatological Science, 81(2), 126–128. doi:10.1016/j.jdermsci.2015.10.017 |