Comparison of barrier function and lipids in psoriasis and essential fatty acid-deficient rats
| Autor: | C. Prottey, C.F. Allenby, P.J. Hartop |
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| Rok vydání: | 1978 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Linoleic acid Phospholipid Dermatology Biology chemistry.chemical_compound Essential fatty acid Internal medicine Psoriasis medicine Animals Humans Barrier function Aged Skin chemistry.chemical_classification Transepidermal water loss Clobetasol integumentary system Fatty Acids Essential food and beverages Water Middle Aged medicine.disease Rats Endocrinology Biochemistry chemistry Linoleic Acids Sunflower seed Female Clobetasol propionate medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Clinical and experimental dermatology. 3(3) |
| ISSN: | 0307-6938 |
| Popis: | Summary Elevated rates of transepidermal water loss (TEWL) in plaques of human psoriasis and in the skin of essential fatty acid (EFA)-deficient rats were compared. Cutaneous application of sunflower seed oil to EFA-deficient rats lowered the rate of TEWL to normal, healed the characteristic scaly skin of this condition and increased the incorporation of linoleic acid of the sunflower seed oil into epidermal phospholipid. Application of sunflower seed oil to psoriatic skin did not lower the TEWL, nor produce clinical improvement, but the linoleic acid of epidermal phospholipid was increased. Local application of a steroid ointment, clobetasol propionate (Dermovate) reduced the elevated TEWL in psoriasis and produced clinical improvement, but had no effect upon skin or plasma lipids. Application of this steroid to EFA-deficient rat skin cleared the skin scaliness but did not restore barrier function or change the composition of the skin lipids. It is concluded that the impaired barrier function in psoriasis is not due to EFA-deficiency. |
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