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Nicolaou A, Kendall AC. Bioactive lipids in the skin barrier mediate its functionality in health and disease. Pharmacol Ther 2024; 260:108681. [PMID: 38897295 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2024.108681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2024] [Revised: 05/11/2024] [Accepted: 06/13/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024]
Abstract
Our skin protects us from external threats including ultraviolet radiation, pathogens and chemicals, and prevents excessive trans-epidermal water loss. These varied activities are reliant on a vast array of lipids, many of which are unique to skin, and that support physical, microbiological and immunological barriers. The cutaneous physical barrier is dependent on a specific lipid matrix that surrounds terminally-differentiated keratinocytes in the stratum corneum. Sebum- and keratinocyte-derived lipids cover the skin's surface and support and regulate the skin microbiota. Meanwhile, lipids signal between resident and infiltrating cutaneous immune cells, driving inflammation and its resolution in response to pathogens and other threats. Lipids of particular importance include ceramides, which are crucial for stratum corneum lipid matrix formation and therefore physical barrier functionality, fatty acids, which contribute to the acidic pH of the skin surface and regulate the microbiota, as well as the stratum corneum lipid matrix, and bioactive metabolites of these fatty acids, involved in cell signalling, inflammation, and numerous other cutaneous processes. These diverse and complex lipids maintain homeostasis in healthy skin, and are implicated in many cutaneous diseases, as well as unrelated systemic conditions with skin manifestations, and processes such as ageing. Lipids also contribute to the gut-skin axis, signalling between the two barrier sites. Therefore, skin lipids provide a valuable resource for exploration of healthy cutaneous processes, local and systemic disease development and progression, and accessible biomarker discovery for systemic disease, as well as an opportunity to fully understand the relationship between the host and the skin microbiota. Investigation of skin lipids could provide diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers, and help identify new targets for interventions. Development and improvement of existing in vitro and in silico approaches to explore the cutaneous lipidome, as well as advances in skin lipidomics technologies, will facilitate ongoing progress in skin lipid research.
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- Anna Nicolaou
- Laboratory for Lipidomics and Lipid Biology, Division of Pharmacy and Optometry, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester M13 9NT, UK; Lydia Becker Institute of Immunology and Inflammation; Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester M13 9NT, UK.
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- Laboratory for Lipidomics and Lipid Biology, Division of Pharmacy and Optometry, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester M13 9NT, UK
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Li G, Wang Y, Qian L, Li D, Yao Y, Pan J, Fan D. C8-ceramide modulates microglia BDNF expression to alleviate postoperative cognition dysfunction via PKCδ/NF-κB signaling pathway. Exp Brain Res 2024; 242:1543-1559. [PMID: 38750371 PMCID: PMC11208206 DOI: 10.1007/s00221-024-06847-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2023] [Accepted: 05/06/2024] [Indexed: 06/27/2024]
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Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is a kind of serious postoperative complication in surgery with general anesthesia and it may affect patients' normal lives. Activated microglia are thought to be one of the key factors in the regulation of POCD process. Once activated, resident microglia change their phenotype and secrete kinds of cytokines to regulate inflammatory response in tissues. Among these secretory factors, brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is considered to be able to inhibit inflammation response and protect nervous system. Therefore, the enhancement of BDNF expression derived from resident microglia is suggested to be potential treatment for POCD. In our study, we focused on the role of C8-ceramide (a kind of interventional drug) and assessed its regulatory effect on improving the expression of BDNF secreted from microglia to treat POCD. According to the results of our study, we observed that C8-ceramide stimulated primary microglia to up-regulate the expression of BDNF mRNA after being treated with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in vitro. We proved that C8-ceramide had ability to effectively improve POCD of mice after being accepted carotid artery exposure and their abnormal behavior recovered better than that of mice from the surgery group. Furthermore, we also demonstrated that C8-ceramide enhanced the cognitive function of mice via the PKCδ/NF-κB signaling pathway. In general, our study has confirmed a potential molecular mechanism that led to the occurrence of POCD caused by surgery and provided a new clinical strategy to treat POCD.
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- Guangqian Li
- Department of Anesthesiology, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, #32 West Second Section, First-Ring Road, Chengdu, 610072, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases and National Center for Stomatology and National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases and Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
- Frontier Innovation Center for Dental Medicine Plus, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, #32 West Second Section, First-Ring Road, Chengdu, 610072, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, #32 West Second Section, First-Ring Road, Chengdu, 610072, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, #32 West Second Section, First-Ring Road, Chengdu, 610072, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases and National Center for Stomatology and National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases and Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
- Frontier Innovation Center for Dental Medicine Plus, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, #32 West Second Section, First-Ring Road, Chengdu, 610072, People's Republic of China.
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Nothias LF, Schmid R, Garlet A, Cameron H, Leoty-Okombi S, André-Frei V, Fuchs R, Dorrestein PC, Ternes P. Functional metabolomics of the human scalp: a metabolic niche for Staphylococcus epidermidis. mSystems 2024; 9:e0035623. [PMID: 38206014 PMCID: PMC10878091 DOI: 10.1128/msystems.00356-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
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Although metabolomics data acquisition and analysis technologies have become increasingly sophisticated over the past 5-10 years, deciphering a metabolite's function from a description of its structure and its abundance in a given experimental setting is still a major scientific and intellectual challenge. To point out ways to address this "data to knowledge" challenge, we developed a functional metabolomics strategy that combines state-of-the-art data analysis tools and applied it to a human scalp metabolomics data set: skin swabs from healthy volunteers with normal or oily scalp (Sebumeter score 60-120, n = 33; Sebumeter score > 120, n = 41) were analyzed by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), yielding four metabolomics data sets for reversed phase chromatography (C18) or hydrophilic interaction chromatography (HILIC) separation in electrospray ionization (ESI) + or - ionization mode. Following our data analysis strategy, we were able to obtain increasingly comprehensive structural and functional annotations, by applying the Global Natural Product Social Networking (M. Wang, J. J. Carver, V. V. Phelan, L. M. Sanchez, et al., Nat Biotechnol 34:828-837, 2016, https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt.3597), SIRIUS (K. Dührkop, M. Fleischauer, M. Ludwig, A. A. Aksenov, et al., Nat Methods 16:299-302, 2019, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41592-019-0344-8), and MicrobeMASST (S. ZuffaS, R. Schmid, A. Bauermeister, P. W, P. Gomes, et al., bioRxiv:rs.3.rs-3189768, 2023, https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-3189768/v1) tools. We finally combined the metabolomics data with a corresponding metagenomic sequencing data set using MMvec (J. T. Morton, A. A. Aksenov, L. F. Nothias, J. R. Foulds, et. al., Nat Methods 16:1306-1314, 2019, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41592-019-0616-3), gaining insights into the metabolic niche of one of the most prominent microbes on the human skin, Staphylococcus epidermidis.IMPORTANCESystems biology research on host-associated microbiota focuses on two fundamental questions: which microbes are present and how do they interact with each other, their host, and the broader host environment? Metagenomics provides us with a direct answer to the first part of the question: it unveils the microbial inhabitants, e.g., on our skin, and can provide insight into their functional potential. Yet, it falls short in revealing their active role. Metabolomics shows us the chemical composition of the environment in which microbes thrive and the transformation products they produce. In particular, untargeted metabolomics has the potential to observe a diverse set of metabolites and is thus an ideal complement to metagenomics. However, this potential often remains underexplored due to the low annotation rates in MS-based metabolomics and the necessity for multiple experimental chromatographic and mass spectrometric conditions. Beyond detection, prospecting metabolites' functional role in the host/microbiome metabolome requires identifying the biological processes and entities involved in their production and biotransformations. In the present study of the human scalp, we developed a strategy to achieve comprehensive structural and functional annotation of the metabolites in the human scalp environment, thus diving one step deeper into the interpretation of "omics" data. Leveraging a collection of openly accessible software tools and integrating microbiome data as a source of functional metabolite annotations, we finally identified the specific metabolic niche of Staphylococcus epidermidis, one of the key players of the human skin microbiome.
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- Louis-Félix Nothias
- Collaborative Mass Spectrometry Innovation Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Collaborative Mass Spectrometry Innovation Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czechia
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- BASF Corporation, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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- Collaborative Mass Spectrometry Innovation Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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Paquet Luzy C, Doppler E, Polasek TM, Giorgino R. First-in-human single-dose study of nizubaglustat, a dual inhibitor of ceramide glucosyltransferase and non-lysosomal glucosylceramidase: Safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of single ascending and multiple doses in healthy adults. Mol Genet Metab 2024; 141:108113. [PMID: 38113551 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2023.108113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2023] [Revised: 11/27/2023] [Accepted: 12/06/2023] [Indexed: 12/21/2023]
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Nizubaglustat is a novel, orally available, brain penetrant, potent, and selective dual inhibitor of ceramide glucosyltranferase and non-lysosomal neutral glucosylceramidase (NLGase), which is currently under development for the treatment of subjects with neurological manifestations in primary and secondary gangliosidoses. The objectives of this first-in-human study were to evaluate the safety and tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics (PD) of single oral doses of nizubaglustat after single (1, 3, and 9 mg) and multiple oral doses (9 mg once per day (QD) over 14 days) in healthy adults. Nizubaglustat was rapidly absorbed and systemic exposure was dose-proportional. Steady-state was achieved after three days of QD multiple dosing with minimal accumulation. Renal clearance accounted for around 15% of nizubaglustat elimination. Following multiple dosing, plasma concentrations of glucosylceramide (GlcCer), lactosylceramide (LacCer), and monosialodihexosylganglioside (GM3) decreased to a nadir at Day 10. PD target engagement of GCS inhibition was shown by a median decrease from baseline of plasma concentrations of GlcCer, LacCer, and GM3 ganglioside by 70%, 50%, and 48%, respectively. NLGase inhibition was also manifested by increased concentrations of GlcCer in cerebrospinal fluid from Day 1 to Day 14. Nizubaglustat was safe and well-tolerated at all doses tested. Consistent with the high selectivity, and the absence of intestinal disaccharidases inhibition, no cases of diarrhea were reported. No decreased appetite or weight loss was noted. Only treatment-emergent adverse events with preferred terms belonging to the system organ class skin and subcutaneous disorders of mild intensity were reported as drug-related in the nizubaglustat arm, in line with the pharmacological mechanism targeting glucosylceramide metabolism. Taken together, these data support QD dosing of nizubaglustat and its ongoing development in patients with primary and secondary forms of gangliosidoses.
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- Principal Investigator, CMAX Research Phase 1 Unit, Ground Floor 21-24 North Terrace, Adelaide, 5000, SA, Australia; Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Port Rd, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia
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Sutter CH, Azim S, Wang A, Bhuju J, Simpson AS, Uberoi A, Grice EA, Sutter TR. Ligand Activation of the Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Upregulates Epidermal Uridine Diphosphate Glucose Ceramide Glucosyltransferase and Glucosylceramides. J Invest Dermatol 2023; 143:1964-1972.e4. [PMID: 37004877 PMCID: PMC10529782 DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2023.03.1662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2022] [Revised: 03/08/2023] [Accepted: 03/14/2023] [Indexed: 04/03/2023]
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Ligand activation of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) accelerates keratinocyte differentiation and the formation of the epidermal permeability barrier. Several classes of lipids, including ceramides, are critical to the epidermal permeability barrier. In normal human epidermal keratinocytes, the AHR ligand, 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin, increased RNA levels of ceramide metabolism and transport genes: uridine diphosphate glucose ceramide glucosyltransferase (UGCG), ABCA12, GBA1, and SMPD1. Levels of abundant skin ceramides were also increased by 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin. These included the metabolites synthesized by UGCG, glucosylceramides, and acyl glucosylceramides. Chromatin immunoprecipitation-sequence analysis and luciferase reporter assays identified UGCG as a direct AHR target. The AHR antagonist, GNF351, inhibited the 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin-mediated RNA and transcriptional increases. Tapinarof, an AHR ligand approved for the treatment of psoriasis, increased UGCG RNA, protein, and its lipid metabolites hexosylceramides as well as increased the RNA expression of ABCA12, GBA1, and SMPD1. In Ahr-null mice, Ugcg RNA and hexosylceramides were lower than those in the wild type. These results indicate that the AHR regulates the expression of UGCG, a ceramide-metabolizing enzyme required for ceramide trafficking, keratinocyte differentiation, and epidermal permeability barrier formation.
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- Carrie Hayes Sutter
- Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee, USA; Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee, USA; Sanegene Bio USA, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee, USA; Department of Chemistry, The University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
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Horse-Derived Ceramide Accentuates Glucosylceramide Synthase and Ceramide Synthase 3 by Activating PPARβ/δ and/or PPARγ to Stimulate Ceramide Synthesis. Biomedicines 2023; 11:biomedicines11020548. [PMID: 36831084 PMCID: PMC9953238 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines11020548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2022] [Revised: 02/07/2023] [Accepted: 02/10/2023] [Indexed: 02/16/2023] Open
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Horse-derived ceramide (HC), which contains galactosylceramides as its main component, significantly improves skin symptoms when applied topically to patients with atopic dermatitis. We speculated that efficacy resulted from the amelioration of epidermal ceramide metabolism, and we characterized those effects using reconstructed human epidermal equivalents. Lipid analysis, RT-PCR and Western blotting revealed that HC significantly increased the total ceramide content of the stratum corneum (SC), accompanied by significantly increased gene and/or protein expression levels of ceramide synthase (CERS) 3, fatty acid elongase (ELOVL) 4, glucosylceramide synthase (GCS), β-glucocerebrosidase, sphingomyelin synthase and acid sphingomyelinase. Mechanistic analyses using cultures of primary human keratinocytes revealed the marked stimulatory effects of HC on the mRNA expression levels of CERS3, ELOVL4 and GCS under high calcium-derived differentiation conditions. Signaling analyses demonstrated that an antagonist of PPARβ/δ significantly abrogated the HC-stimulated mRNA expression levels of GCS, CERS3 and ELOVL4. GW9662, an antagonist of PPARγ, significantly abolished the HC-up-regulated mRNA expression levels of GCS and ELOVL4, but not of CERS3. These findings suggest that HC has the distinct potential to accentuate the expression of GCS, CERS3 and ELOVL4 via the activation of PPARβ/δ and/or PPARγ to accelerate ceramide synthesis in the SC.
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Kleuser B, Bäumer W. Sphingosine 1-Phosphate as Essential Signaling Molecule in Inflammatory Skin Diseases. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24021456. [PMID: 36674974 PMCID: PMC9863039 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24021456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2022] [Revised: 01/04/2023] [Accepted: 01/06/2023] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Sphingolipids are crucial molecules of the mammalian epidermis. The formation of skin-specific ceramides contributes to the formation of lipid lamellae, which are important for the protection of the epidermis from excessive water loss and protect the skin from the invasion of pathogens and the penetration of xenobiotics. In addition to being structural constituents of the epidermal layer, sphingolipids are also key signaling molecules that participate in the regulation of epidermal cells and the immune cells of the skin. While the importance of ceramides with regard to the proliferation and differentiation of skin cells has been known for a long time, it has emerged in recent years that the sphingolipid sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) is also involved in processes such as the proliferation and differentiation of keratinocytes. In addition, the immunomodulatory role of this sphingolipid species is becoming increasingly apparent. This is significant as S1P mediates a variety of its actions via G-protein coupled receptors. It is, therefore, not surprising that dysregulation in the signaling pathways of S1P is involved in the pathophysiological conditions of skin diseases. In the present review, the importance of S1P in skin cells, as well as the immune cells of the skin, is elaborated. In particular, the role of the molecule in inflammatory skin diseases will be discussed. This is important because interfering with S1P signaling pathways may represent an innovative option for the treatment of inflammatory skin diseases.
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- Burkhard Kleuser
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Institute of Pharmacy, Freie Universität Berlin, Königin-Luise Str. 2+4, 14195 Berlin, Germany
- Correspondence: (B.K.); (W.B.)
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Freie Universität Berlin, Koserstr. 20, 14195 Berlin, Germany
- Correspondence: (B.K.); (W.B.)
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Shoji K, Kameda A, Furuichi K. Effects of Milk Amazake on Skin Elasticity, Hydration, and Transepidermal Water Loss: An 8-Week Double-Blind, Randomized, Controlled Trial. J Oleo Sci 2023; 72:329-335. [PMID: 36878586 DOI: 10.5650/jos.ess22342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/06/2023] Open
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Amazakes made from rice and koji mold are rich in nutrients, such as groups of vitamin B, minerals, essential amino acids, and oligosaccharides, and can improve skin moisturization. However, there are few reports on milk amazake, made from milk and koji mold. Therefore, in this double-blind, randomized controlled trial, we investigate the effect of milk amazake on skin function. Healthy women and men (n = 40) were randomly allocated to the milk amazake or placebo group. The test beverage was consumed once daily for 8 weeks. Skin elasticity, hydration, and transepidermal water loss (TEWL) were measured at baseline and at weeks 4 and 8, and all subjects completed the trial. Skin elasticity (R2 and R5) at 8 weeks was significantly increased in the milk amazake group compared with baseline. In addition, changes in R5 in the milk amazake group were significantly higher than those in the placebo group. Conversely, TEWL, an evaluation item of skin moisturizing function at 8 weeks, was significantly decreased in the active group compared with baseline. In conclusion, milk amazake may be useful as a functional food for improving skin function.
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- Kentaro Shoji
- Department of Food Science, Faculty of Home Economics, Otsuma Women's University
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- Department of Food Science, Faculty of Home Economics, Otsuma Women's University
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Comparative Study on Epidermal Moisturizing Effects and Hydration Mechanisms of Rice-Derived Glucosylceramides and Ceramides. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 24:ijms24010083. [PMID: 36613524 PMCID: PMC9820297 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24010083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2022] [Revised: 12/15/2022] [Accepted: 12/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Ceramide (Cer) plays an important role in skin barrier functions in the stratum corneum (SC). The ingestion of food-derived glucosylceramides (GlcCer) attenuates transepidermal water loss (TEWL). However, the moisturizing effects of single molecules of GlcCer and Cer remain unclear. Therefore, we herein purified 13 GlcCer and 6 Cer, including elasticamide, which has the same structure as human Cer[AP], from rice and compared their epidermal moisturizing effects in a reconstructed human epidermal keratinization model. The results obtained showed that 10 µM of 5 GlcCer[d18:2] with a 4E,8Z sphingadienine and C18 to C26 fatty acids and 10 µg/mL of 3 Cer with C23 or C24 fatty acids significantly reduced TEWL. The moisturizing effects of these GlcCer were dependent on the length of fatty acids. Furthermore, 10 µg/mL of elasticamide increased the SC Cer contents by promoting the expression of GlcCer synthase. Electron microscopic observations revealed that 1 µM of GlcCer[d18:2(4E,8Z)/26:0] increased the number of keratohyalin granules and desmosomes. Immunostaining and Western blotting indicated that 1 µM of GlcCer[d18:2(4E,8Z)/26:0] up-regulated the expression of filaggrin and corneodesmosin, which contribute to epidermal hydration. This comparative study on epidermal moisturization by GlcCer and Cer isolated from rice revealed differences in their hydration mechanisms.
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Menopause induces changes to the stratum corneum ceramide profile, which are prevented by hormone replacement therapy. Sci Rep 2022; 12:21715. [PMID: 36522440 PMCID: PMC9755298 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-26095-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2022] [Accepted: 12/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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The menopause can lead to epidermal changes that are alleviated by hormone replacement therapy (HRT). We hypothesise that these changes could relate to altered ceramide production, and that oestrogen may have a role in keratinocyte ceramide metabolism. White Caucasian women were recruited into three groups: pre-menopausal (n = 7), post-menopausal (n = 11) and post-menopausal taking HRT (n = 10). Blood samples were assessed for hormone levels, transepidermal water loss was measured to assess skin barrier function, and stratum corneum lipids were sampled from photoprotected buttock skin. Ceramides and sphingomyelins were analysed by ultraperformance liquid chromatography with electrospray ionisation and tandem mass spectrometry. Post-menopausal stratum corneum contained lower levels of ceramides, with shorter average length; changes that were not evident in the HRT group. Serum oestradiol correlated with ceramide abundance and length. Ceramides had shorter sphingoid bases, indicating altered de novo ceramide biosynthesis. Additionally, post-menopausal women had higher sphingomyelin levels, suggesting a possible effect on the hydrolysis pathway. Treatment of primary human keratinocytes with oestradiol (10 nM) increased production of CER[NS] and CER[NDS] ceramides, confirming an effect of oestrogen on cutaneous ceramide metabolism. Taken together, these data show perturbed stratum corneum lipids post-menopause, and a role for oestrogen in ceramide production.
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Adem AA, Belete A, Lai KK, Hage C, Neubert RH, Gebre-Mariam T. Nanoemulgel formulation for topical delivery of plant glucosylceramide: Characterization and optimization. J Drug Deliv Sci Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jddst.2022.104056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Othman A, Amen Y, Nagata M, Shimizu K. Undescribed glucosylceramide, flavonol triglycoside, and oleanane saponin from the halophyte Agathophora alopecuroides: Promising candidates for stimulating ceramide synthesis. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2022; 202:113320. [PMID: 35843358 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2022.113320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2022] [Revised: 07/05/2022] [Accepted: 07/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The phytochemical study of Agathophora alopecuroides (Chenopodiaceae) led to the isolation of previously undescribed glucosylceramide, flavonol triglycoside, and triterpene oleanane saponin, together with eight known compounds. Their structures were elucidated using NMR analysis and HR-MS as (2'R, 12E) N-[(2S, 3S, 4R)-1-(β-D-glucopyranosyloxy)-3,4-dihydroxy-octadec-2-yl]-2-hydroxytetracos-12-enamide, namely Agathophamide A; isorhamnetin-3-O-[β-D-xylopyranosyl-(1→3)-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→6)]-β-D-galactopyranoside, namely Agathophoroside A; and 3-O-[4'-(β-D-xylopyranosyl)-β-D-glucuronopyranosyl]-28-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-olean-12-en-3β-ol-28-oic acid, namely Solysaponin A. We evaluated the effect of extract and isolates on ceramide levels via the up-regulated expression of the enzyme for ceramide synthesis in HaCaT keratinocytes. Interestingly, the study results revealed that the methanol extract of A. alopecuroides, together with some isolated compounds significantly up-regulated the mRNA expression of ceramide synthase-3 by 1.2- to 4.3-fold compared with the control in HaCaT cells. These findings indicate that the halophyte A. alopecuroides is a promising source of candidate compounds that can contribute to ceramide synthesis via the up-regulated expression levels of ceramide synthase-3 in the ceramide synthesis pathway.
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- Ahmed Othman
- Department of Agro-Environmental Sciences, Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan; Department of Pharmacognosy and Medicinal Plants, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, 11884, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura, 35516, Egypt
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- Department of Agro-Environmental Sciences, Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan
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- Department of Agro-Environmental Sciences, Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan.
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Beddoes CM, Gooris GS, Barlow DJ, Lawrence MJ, Dalgliesh RM, Malfois M, Demé B, Bouwstra JA. The importance of ceramide headgroup for lipid localisation in skin lipid models. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA. BIOMEMBRANES 2022; 1864:183886. [PMID: 35143742 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2022.183886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2021] [Revised: 02/01/2022] [Accepted: 02/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The stratum corneum's lipid matrix is a critical for the skin's barrier function and is primarily composed of ceramides (CERs), cholesterol (CHOL) and free fatty acids (FFAs). The lipids form a long periodicity phase (LPP), a unique trilayer unit cell structure. An enzyme driven pathway is implemented to synthesize these key lipids. If these enzymes are down- or upregulated as in inflammatory diseases, the final lipid composition is affected often altering the barrier function. In this study, we mimicked down regulation of enzymes involved in the synthesis of the sphingosine and CER amide bond. In a LPP lipid model, we substituted CER N-(tetracosanoyl)-sphingosine (CER NS) with either i) FFA C24 and free sphingosine, to simulate the loss of the CER amide bond, or ii) with FFA C24 and C18 to simulate the loss of the sphingosine headgroup. Our study shows the lipids in the LPP would not phase separate until at least 25% of the CER NS is substituted keeping the lateral packing and conformational ordering unaltered. Neutron diffraction studies showed that free sphingosine chains localized at the outer layers of the unit cell, while the remaining CER NS head group was concentrated in the inner headgroup layers. However, when FFA C18 was inserted, CER NS was dispersed throughout the LPP, resulting in an even distribution between the inner and outer water layers. The presented results highlight the importance of the CER NS headgroup structure and its interaction in combination with the carbon chain invariability for optimal lipid arrangement.
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- Charlotte M Beddoes
- Division of BioTherapeutics, Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research, University of Leiden, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Division of BioTherapeutics, Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research, University of Leiden, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Division of Pharmacy and Optometry, Manchester University, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Division of Pharmacy and Optometry, Manchester University, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- ISIS Neutron and Muon Source, Science and Technology Facilities Council, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Oxford, Didcot OX11 0QX, United Kingdom
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- ALBA Synchrotron, Carrer de la Llum 2-6, 08290 Cerdanyola del Valles, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut Laue-Langevin, Grenoble, France
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- Division of BioTherapeutics, Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research, University of Leiden, Leiden, the Netherlands.
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Ma Y, Cui L, Tian Y, He C. Lipidomics analysis of facial lipid biomarkers in females with self‐perceived skin sensitivity. Health Sci Rep 2022; 5:e632. [PMID: 35572168 PMCID: PMC9075607 DOI: 10.1002/hsr2.632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2022] [Revised: 04/09/2022] [Accepted: 04/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Background and Aims Self‐perception of sensitive skin (SPSS) has several consequences, including skin barrier damage, which is prevented by barrier sebum. We analyzed lipidome profiles of skin surface lipids (SSLs) in patients with SPSS and healthy controls and explored the mechanism of action of potential lipid markers on the repair of damaged barrier cells to better understand SSL abnormity in these patients. Methods Ultraperformance liquid chromatography–quadrupole time‐of‐flight mass spectrometry was used to investigate SSL variations in major lipid classes, subclasses, and species. Reverse‐transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT‐PCR) was used to examine changes in intracellular gene expression following cell barrier damage repair by potential lipid markers. Results There were significant differences in the lipidomes of individuals between groups. Individuals with SPSS showed significantly increased levels of two diacylglycerols and one very‐short‐chain free fatty acid and significantly decreased levels of three ceramides (Cers), four glycerophospholipids, and one very‐long‐chain free fatty acid. RT‐PCR revealed that after damage repair by Cer/Glucosylceramide (GlcCer), the expression of two genes in the sterol regulatory element‐binding protein and three in the peroxisome proliferator‐activated receptor pathway significantly increased. Causes of skin barrier damage in patients with SPSS are related to the amount and type of lipids. Conclusion Cer/GlcCer can promote lipid synthesis and secretion by upregulating lipid‐related gene expression to repair barrier damage.
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- Yuchen Ma
- Cosmetics Department, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering Beijing Technology and Business University Beijing China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Research and Development, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering Beijing Technology and Business University Beijing China
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- Cosmetics Department, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering Beijing Technology and Business University Beijing China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Research and Development, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering Beijing Technology and Business University Beijing China
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- Air Force Medical Center PLA Beijing China
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- Cosmetics Department, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering Beijing Technology and Business University Beijing China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Research and Development, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering Beijing Technology and Business University Beijing China
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Transcriptional Differences in Lipid-Metabolizing Enzymes in Murine Sebocytes Derived from Sebaceous Glands of the Skin and Preputial Glands. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms222111631. [PMID: 34769061 PMCID: PMC8584257 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222111631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2021] [Revised: 10/22/2021] [Accepted: 10/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Sebaceous glands are adnexal structures, which critically contribute to skin homeostasis and the establishment of a functional epidermal barrier. Sebocytes, the main cell population found within the sebaceous glands, are highly specialized lipid-producing cells. Sebaceous gland-resembling tissue structures are also found in male rodents in the form of preputial glands. Similar to sebaceous glands, they are composed of lipid-specialized sebocytes. Due to a lack of adequate organ culture models for skin sebaceous glands and the fact that preputial glands are much larger and easier to handle, previous studies used preputial glands as a model for skin sebaceous glands. Here, we compared both types of sebocytes, using a single-cell RNA sequencing approach, to unravel potential similarities and differences between the two sebocyte populations. In spite of common gene expression patterns due to general lipid-producing properties, we found significant differences in the expression levels of genes encoding enzymes involved in the biogenesis of specialized lipid classes. Specifically, genes critically involved in the mevalonate pathway, including squalene synthase, as well as the sphingolipid salvage pathway, such as ceramide synthase, (acid) sphingomyelinase or acid and alkaline ceramidases, were significantly less expressed by preputial gland sebocytes. Together, our data revealed tissue-specific sebocyte populations, indicating major developmental, functional as well as biosynthetic differences between both glands. The use of preputial glands as a surrogate model to study skin sebaceous glands is therefore limited, and major differences between both glands need to be carefully considered before planning an experiment.
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Kage M, Itaya Y, Horikoshi J, Tokudome Y. Effect of galactosylceramide on stratum corneum intercellular lipid synthesis in a three-dimensional cultured human epidermis model. Biochem Biophys Rep 2021; 28:101135. [PMID: 34584988 PMCID: PMC8455633 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrep.2021.101135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2021] [Revised: 09/12/2021] [Accepted: 09/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Intercellular lipids in the stratum corneum (SC), such as ceramide (CER), free fatty acid (FFA), and cholesterol (CHOL), contribute to the formation of stable lamellar structures in the SC, making them important for skin barrier function. β-Galactosylceramide (GalCer) is a glycosphingolipid that is used in some cosmetics and quasi-drugs in anticipation of a moisturizing effect. GalCer promotes keratinocyte differentiation and increases CER production by increasing β-glucocerebrosidase (β-GCase) activity. However, few reports have described the mechanism of these effects, and detailed studies on the role of GalCer in intercellular lipid production in the SC have not been conducted. This study investigated the effect of GalCer on the metabolism and production of intercellular lipids in the SC in a three-dimensional cultured epidermis model. After reacting GalCer with a homogenate solution of three-dimensional cultured epidermis, GalCer was hardly metabolized. Treatment of the three-dimensional cultured epidermis with GalCer increased the expression of genes involved in the β-GCase metabolic pathway and promoted CER production. In addition, GalCer treatment reduced the expression of FFA metabolism-related genes as well as palmitic acid levels. In addition, transepidermal water loss, which is a barrier index, was reduced by GalCer treatment. These findings suggested that GalCer, which is hardly metabolized, affects the production of intercellular lipids in the SC and improves skin barrier function. β-Galactosylceramide (GalCer) is a glycosphingolipid that is used in some cosmetics and quasi-drugs in anticipation of a moisturizing effect. GalCer promoted ceramide production. GalCer improved transepidermal water loss, a barrier index. GalCer was hardly metabolized, and it affected the production of intercellular lipids in the stratum corneum.
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- Madoka Kage
- Laboratory of Dermatological Physiology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Josai University; 1-1 Keyakidai, Sakado, Saitama 350-0295, Japan
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- Laboratory of Dermatological Physiology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Josai University; 1-1 Keyakidai, Sakado, Saitama 350-0295, Japan
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- Zenyaku Kogyo Co., Ltd.; 6-15 Otsuka 5-chome, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8650, Japan
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- Laboratory of Dermatological Physiology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Josai University; 1-1 Keyakidai, Sakado, Saitama 350-0295, Japan
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Lycoperoside H, a Tomato Seed Saponin, Improves Epidermal Dehydration by Increasing Ceramide in the Stratum Corneum and Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Effect. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26195860. [PMID: 34641404 PMCID: PMC8510266 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26195860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2021] [Revised: 09/21/2021] [Accepted: 09/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Tomatoes are widely consumed, however, studies on tomato seeds are limited. In this study, we isolated 11 compounds including saponins and flavonol glycosides from tomato seeds and evaluated their effects on epidermal hydration. Among the isolated compounds, tomato seed saponins (10 µM) significantly increased the mRNA expression of proteins related to epidermal hydration, including filaggrin, involucrin, and enzymes for ceramide synthesis, by 1.32- to 1.91-fold compared with the control in HaCaT cells. Tomato seed saponins (10 µM) also decreased transepidermal water loss by 7 to 13 g/m2·h in the reconstructed human epidermal keratinization (RHEK) models. Quantitative analysis of the ceramide content in the stratum corneum (SC) revealed that lycoperoside H (1–10 µM) is a promising candidate to stimulate ceramide synthesis via the upregulation of ceramide synthase-3, glucosylceramide synthase, and β-glucocerebrosidase, which led to an increase in the total SC ceramides (approximately 1.5-fold) in concert with ceramide (NP) (approximately 2-fold) in the RHEK models. Evaluation of the anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic effects of lycoperoside H demonstrated that lycoperoside H is suggested to act as a partial agonist of the glucocorticoid receptor and exhibits anti-inflammatory effects (10 mg/kg in animal test). These findings indicate that lycoperoside H can improve epidermal dehydration and suppress inflammation by increasing SC ceramide and steroidal anti-inflammatory activity.
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Fujii M. The Pathogenic and Therapeutic Implications of Ceramide Abnormalities in Atopic Dermatitis. Cells 2021; 10:cells10092386. [PMID: 34572035 PMCID: PMC8468445 DOI: 10.3390/cells10092386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2021] [Revised: 09/05/2021] [Accepted: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Ceramides play an essential role in forming a permeability barrier in the skin. Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common chronic skin disease associated with skin barrier dysfunction and immunological abnormalities. In patients with AD, the amount and composition of ceramides in the stratum corneum are altered. This suggests that ceramide abnormalities are involved in the pathogenesis of AD. The mechanism underlying lipid abnormalities in AD has not yet been fully elucidated, but the involvement of Th2 and Th1 cytokines is implicated. Ceramide-dominant emollients have beneficial effects on skin barrier function; thus, they have been approved as an adjunctive barrier repair agent for AD. This review summarizes the current understanding of the mechanisms of ceramide abnormalities in AD. Furthermore, the potential therapeutic approaches for correcting ceramide abnormalities in AD are discussed.
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- Masanori Fujii
- Department of Pharmacology, Division of Pathological Sciences, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, Kyoto 607-8414, Japan
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Jiang C, Ge J, He B, Zeng B. Glycosphingolipids in Filamentous Fungi: Biological Roles and Potential Applications in Cosmetics and Health Foods. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:690211. [PMID: 34367090 PMCID: PMC8341767 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.690211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2021] [Accepted: 06/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Filamentous fungi are a group of economically important fungi used in the production of fermented foods, industrial enzymes, and secondary metabolites. Glycosphingolipids (GSLs) as constituents of lipid rafts are involved in growth, differentiation, and response to environment stress in filamentous fungi. In addition to these key roles, GSLs are also important in the barrier function of skin to retain moisture as a moisturizing ingredient in cosmetics or health products for their strong biological activity as a functional component. GSLs found in filamentous fungi are divided in two major classes: neutral GSLs (glycosylceramides), glucosylceramides (GlcCers), and/or galactosylceramides (GalCers) and acidic GSLs, mannosylinositol phosphorylceramide (MIPC) and mannosyldiinositol phosphorylceramide [M(IP)2C]. Glycosylceramides are one of the abundant GSLs in Aspergillus and known to improve skin-barrier function and prevent intestinal impairment as a prebiotic. Some filamentous fungi of Aspergillus spp., synthesizing both GlcCer and GalCer, would be an amenable source to exploit glycosylceramides that wildly adding in cosmetics as moisturizing ingredients or health food as dietary supplements. In this minireview, the types, structures, and biosynthetic pathways of GSLs in filamentous fungi, and the relevance of GSLs in fungal growth, spore formation, and environmental stress response are explained. Furthermore, the advantage, potential development, and application of GlcCer and GalCer from filamentous fungi Aspergillus spp. are also investigate based on the use of plant GlcCer in health foods and cosmetics.
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- Chunmiao Jiang
- Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Bioprocess Engineering and Co-Innovation Center for In-Vitro Diagnostic Reagents and Devices of Jiangxi Province, College of Life Sciences, Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University, Nanchang, China
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- Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Bioprocess Engineering and Co-Innovation Center for In-Vitro Diagnostic Reagents and Devices of Jiangxi Province, College of Life Sciences, Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University, Nanchang, China
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- Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Bioprocess Engineering and Co-Innovation Center for In-Vitro Diagnostic Reagents and Devices of Jiangxi Province, College of Life Sciences, Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University, Nanchang, China
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- Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Bioprocess Engineering and Co-Innovation Center for In-Vitro Diagnostic Reagents and Devices of Jiangxi Province, College of Life Sciences, Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University, Nanchang, China.,College of Pharmacy, Shenzhen Technology University, Shenzhen, China
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Quinville BM, Deschenes NM, Ryckman AE, Walia JS. A Comprehensive Review: Sphingolipid Metabolism and Implications of Disruption in Sphingolipid Homeostasis. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22115793. [PMID: 34071409 PMCID: PMC8198874 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22115793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2021] [Revised: 05/23/2021] [Accepted: 05/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Sphingolipids are a specialized group of lipids essential to the composition of the plasma membrane of many cell types; however, they are primarily localized within the nervous system. The amphipathic properties of sphingolipids enable their participation in a variety of intricate metabolic pathways. Sphingoid bases are the building blocks for all sphingolipid derivatives, comprising a complex class of lipids. The biosynthesis and catabolism of these lipids play an integral role in small- and large-scale body functions, including participation in membrane domains and signalling; cell proliferation, death, migration, and invasiveness; inflammation; and central nervous system development. Recently, sphingolipids have become the focus of several fields of research in the medical and biological sciences, as these bioactive lipids have been identified as potent signalling and messenger molecules. Sphingolipids are now being exploited as therapeutic targets for several pathologies. Here we present a comprehensive review of the structure and metabolism of sphingolipids and their many functional roles within the cell. In addition, we highlight the role of sphingolipids in several pathologies, including inflammatory disease, cystic fibrosis, cancer, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease, and lysosomal storage disorders.
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Wertz PW. Roles of Lipids in the Permeability Barriers of Skin and Oral Mucosa. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22105229. [PMID: 34063352 PMCID: PMC8155912 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22105229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2021] [Revised: 05/05/2021] [Accepted: 05/10/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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PubMed searches reveal much literature regarding lipids in barrier function of skin and less literature on lipids in barrier function of the oral mucosa. In terrestrial mammals, birds, and reptiles, the skin’s permeability barrier is provided by ceramides, fatty acids, and cholesterol in the outermost layers of the epidermis, the stratum corneum. This layer consists of about 10–20 layers of cornified cells embedded in a lipid matrix. It effectively prevents loss of water and electrolytes from the underlying tissue, and it limits the penetration of potentially harmful substances from the environment. In the oral cavity, the regions of the gingiva and hard palate are covered by keratinized epithelia that much resemble the epidermis. The oral stratum corneum contains a lipid mixture similar to that in the epidermal stratum corneum but in lower amounts and is accordingly more permeable. The superficial regions of the nonkeratinized oral epithelia also provide a permeability barrier. These epithelial regions do contain ceramides, cholesterol, and free fatty acids, which may underlie barrier function. The oral epithelial permeability barriers primarily protect the underlying tissue by preventing the penetration of potentially toxic substances, including microbial products. Transdermal drug delivery, buccal absorption, and lipid-related disease are discussed.
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Chung BY, Kim HO, Kang SY, Jung MJ, Kim SW, Yoo KS, Shin KO, Jeong SK, Park CW. Increased 1-Deoxysphingolipids and Skin Barrier Dysfunction in the Skin of X-ray or Ultraviolet B Irradiation and Atopic Dermatitis Lesion Could Be Prevented by Moisturizer with Physiological Lipid Mixture. Ann Dermatol 2021; 32:306-318. [PMID: 33911758 PMCID: PMC7992660 DOI: 10.5021/ad.2020.32.4.306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2020] [Revised: 03/31/2020] [Accepted: 04/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Background Skin diseases characterized by epithelial barrier dysfunction show altered sphingolipid metabolism, which results in changes in the stratum corneum intercellular lipid components and structure. Under pathological conditions, 1-deoxysphingolipids form as atypical sphingolipids from de novo sphingolipid biosynthesis. Objective This study investigated the potential role of 1-deoxysphingolipids in skin barrier dysfunction secondary to X-ray and ultraviolet B (UVB) irradiation in vitro and in vivo. It was also evaluated changes in the expression of 1-deoxysphingolipids in lesional human skin of atopic dermatitis. Methods In this study, the changes in these 1-deoxysphingolipids levels of skin and serum samples were investigated in skin barrier dysfunction associated with X-ray and UVB irradiation in vitro and in vivo. Results Increased 1-deoxysphingolipids were observed in cultured normal human epidermal keratinocytes after X-ray irradiation. X-ray or UVB irradiation increased the production of 1-deoxysphingosine in a reconstituted 3-dimensional (3D) skin model. Interestingly, treatment with a physiological lipid mixture (multi-lamellar emulsion contained pseudoceramide), which can strengthen the epidermal permeability barrier function, resulted in decreased 1-deoxysphingosine formation in a reconstituted 3D skin model. Further investigation using a hairless mouse model showed similar preventive effects of physiological lipid mixture against 1-deoxysphingosine formation after X-ray irradiation. An increased level of 1-dexoysphingosine in the stratum corneum was also observed in lesional skin of atopic dermatitis. Conclusion 1-deoxysphingosine might be a novel biomarker of skin barrier dysfunction and a physiological lipid mixture treatment could prevent 1-deoxysphingosine production and consequent skin barrier dysfunction.
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- Bo Young Chung
- Department of Dermatology, Hallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Hallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Hallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Hallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, College of Natural Sciences, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Korea
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- Department of Cosmetic Science, Seowon University, Cheongju, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Hallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Sakai S, Makino A, Nishi A, Ichikawa T, Yamashita T, Taniguchi M, Tokudome Y, Hirabayashi Y, Akiyama M, Crumrine D, Uchida Y, Elias PM, Tsuchida T, Hamanaka S. [Pathogenic and Compensatory Mechanisms in Epidermis of Sphingomyelin Synthase 2-Deficient Mice]. Skin Pharmacol Physiol 2021; 34:246-252. [PMID: 33915532 DOI: 10.1159/000515608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2020] [Accepted: 01/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Sphingomyelin (SM) is a constituent of cellular membranes, while ceramides (Cer) produced from SM on plasma membranes serve as a lipid mediator that regulates cell proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis. In the skin, SM also is a precursor of Cer, an important constituent of epidermal permeability barrier. We investigated the role of epidermal SM synthase (SMS)2, an isoform of SMS, which modulates SM and Cer levels on plasma membranes. Although SMS2-knockout (SMS2-KO) mice were not neonatal lethal, an ichthyotic phenotype with epidermal hyperplasia and hyperkeratosis was evident at birth, which persisted until 2 weeks of age. These mice showed abnormal lamellar body morphology and secretion, and abnormal extracellular lamellar membranes in the stratum corneum. These abnormalities were no longer evident by 4 weeks of age in SMS2-KO mice. Our study suggests that (1) exposure to a dry terrestrial environment initiates compensatory responses, thereby normalizing epidermal ichthyotic abnormalities and (2) that a nonlethal gene abnormality can cause an ichthyotic skin phenotype.
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- Shota Sakai
- Laboratory of Biomembrane and Biofunctional Chemistry, Faculty of Advanced Life Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.,Department of Biochemistry & Cell Biology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
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- Lipid Biology Laboratory, Advanced Science Institute, RIKEN Laboratory of Biochemistry, Asaka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Azabu University School of Veterinary Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan
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- Department of Life Science, Medical Research Institute, Kanazawa Medical University, Kahoku, Japan
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Azabu University School of Veterinary Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan
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- Department of Life Science, Medical Research Institute, Kanazawa Medical University, Kahoku, Japan
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- Laboratory of Dermatological Physiology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Josai University, Sakado, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Laboratory of Dermatological Physiology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Josai University, Sakado, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA.,Northern California Institute for Research and Education, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA.,Northern California Institute for Research and Education, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA.,Northern California Institute for Research and Education, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Saitama Medical University, Moroyama, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Saitama Medical University, Moroyama, Japan
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Ghezellou P, Heiles S, Kadesch P, Ghassempour A, Spengler B. Venom Gland Mass Spectrometry Imaging of Saw-Scaled Viper, Echis carinatus sochureki, at High Lateral Resolution. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2021; 32:1105-1115. [PMID: 33725446 DOI: 10.1021/jasms.1c00042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The snake venom gland is the place for the synthesis, storage, and secretion of a complex mixture of proteins and peptides, i.e., the venom. The morphology of the gland has been revealed by classical histology and microscopic studies. However, knowledge about the gland's cellular secretory and functional processes is still incomplete and has so far been neglected by the omics disciplines. We used autofocusing atmospheric-pressure matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (AP-SMALDI) mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) to investigate endogenous biomolecular distributions in the venom glands of the saw-scaled viper, Echis carinatus sochureki, employing different sample preparation methods. Fresh-freezing and formalin-fixation were tested for the gland to obtain intact tissue sections. Subsequently, MSI was conducted with 12 μm pixel resolution for both types of preparations, and the lateral distributions of the metabolites were identified. Experiments revealed that lipids belonging to the classes of PC, SM, PE, PS, PA, and TG are present in the venom gland. PC (32:0) and SM (36:1) were found to be specifically located in the areas where cells are present. The snake venom metalloprotease inhibitor pEKW (m/z 444.2233) was identified in the venom by top-down LC-MS/MS and localized by MALDI-MSI in the gland across secretory epithelial cells. The peptide can inhibit the venom's enzymatic activity during long-term storage within the venom gland. With a high degree of spectral similarities, we concluded that formalin-fixed tissue, in addition to its high ability to preserve tissue morphology, can be considered as an alternative method to fresh-frozen tissue in the case of lipid and peptide MS imaging in venom gland tissues.
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- Parviz Ghezellou
- Institute of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Justus Liebig University, 35392 Giessen, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Justus Liebig University, 35392 Giessen, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Justus Liebig University, 35392 Giessen, Germany
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- Medicinal Plants and Drugs Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University, 1983969411 Tehran, Iran
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- Institute of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Justus Liebig University, 35392 Giessen, Germany
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Probing Skin Barrier Recovery on Molecular Level Following Acute Wounds: An In Vivo/Ex Vivo Study on Pigs. Biomedicines 2021; 9:biomedicines9040360. [PMID: 33807251 PMCID: PMC8065685 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines9040360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2021] [Revised: 03/24/2021] [Accepted: 03/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Proper skin barrier function is paramount for our survival, and, suffering injury, there is an acute need to restore the lost barrier and prevent development of a chronic wound. We hypothesize that rapid wound closure is more important than immediate perfection of the barrier, whereas specific treatment may facilitate perfection. The aim of the current project was therefore to evaluate the quality of restored tissue down to the molecular level. We used Göttingen minipigs with a multi-technique approach correlating wound healing progression in vivo over three weeks, monitored by classical methods (e.g., histology, trans-epidermal water loss (TEWL), pH) and subsequent physicochemical characterization of barrier recovery (i.e., small and wide-angle X-ray diffraction (SWAXD), polarization transfer solid-state NMR (PTssNMR), dynamic vapor sorption (DVS), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR)), providing a unique insight into molecular aspects of healing. We conclude that although acute wounds sealed within two weeks as expected, molecular investigation of stratum corneum (SC) revealed a poorly developed keratin organization and deviations in lipid lamellae formation. A higher lipid fluidity was also observed in regenerated tissue. This may have been due to incomplete lipid conversion during barrier recovery as glycosphingolipids, normally not present in SC, were indicated by infrared FTIR spectroscopy. Evidently, a molecular approach to skin barrier recovery could be a valuable tool in future development of products targeting wound healing.
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β-Sitosterol 3-O-D-glucoside increases ceramide levels in the stratum corneum via the up-regulated expression of ceramide synthase-3 and glucosylceramide synthase in a reconstructed human epidermal keratinization model. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0248150. [PMID: 33684145 PMCID: PMC7939263 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0248150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2020] [Accepted: 01/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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β-Sitosterol 3-O-d-glucoside (BSG) is known to act as an agonist by binding to estrogen receptors, and estrogen has been reported to enhance the activity of β-glucocerebrosidase, an epidermal ceramide metabolizing enzyme. In this study, we determined whether BSG up-regulates ceramide levels in the stratum corneum (SC) of a reconstructed human epidermal keratinization (RHEK) model. Treatment with BSG significantly increased the total ceramide content by 1.2-fold compared to that in the control in the SC of the RHEK model, accompanied by a significant increase of the ceramide species, Cer[EOS] by 2.1-fold compared to that in the control. RT-PCR analysis demonstrated that BSG significantly up-regulated the mRNA expression levels of serine palmitoyltransferase (SPT)2, ceramide synthase (CerS)3, glucosylceramide synthase (GCS) and acid sphingomyelinase by 1.41-1.89, 1.35-1.44, 1.19 and 2.06-fold, respectively, compared to that in the control in the RHEK model. Meanwhile, BSG significantly down-regulated the mRNA expression levels of sphingomyelin synthase (SMS)2 by 0.87-0.89-fold. RT-PCR analysis also demonstrated that BSG significantly up-regulated the mRNA expression levels of CerS3 and GCS by 1.19-1.55 and 1.20-fold, respectively, but not of SPT2 and significantly down-regulated that of SMS2 by 0.74-fold in HaCaT keratinocytes. Western blotting analysis revealed that BSG significantly increased the protein expression levels of CerS3 and GCS by 1.78 and 1.28-1.32-fold, respectively, compared to that in the control in HaCaT cells. These findings indicate that BSG stimulates ceramide synthesis via the up-regulated expression levels of CerS3 and GCS in the glucosylceramide pathway, which results in a significantly increased level of total ceramides in the SC accompanied by significantly increased levels of acylceramide species such as Cer[EOS].
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Enhancement strategies for transdermal drug delivery systems: current trends and applications. Drug Deliv Transl Res 2021; 12:758-791. [PMID: 33474709 PMCID: PMC7817074 DOI: 10.1007/s13346-021-00909-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 43.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Transdermal drug delivery systems have become an intriguing research topic in pharmaceutical technology area and one of the most frequently developed pharmaceutical products in global market. The use of these systems can overcome associated drawbacks of other delivery routes, such as oral and parenteral. The authors will review current trends, and future applications of transdermal technologies, with specific focus on providing a comprehensive understanding of transdermal drug delivery systems and enhancement strategies. This article will initially discuss each transdermal enhancement method used in the development of first-generation transdermal products. These methods include drug/vehicle interactions, vesicles and particles, stratum corneum modification, energy-driven methods and stratum corneum bypassing techniques. Through suitable design and implementation of active stratum corneum bypassing methods, notably microneedle technology, transdermal delivery systems have been shown to deliver both low and high molecular weight drugs. Microneedle technology platforms have proven themselves to be more versatile than other transdermal systems with opportunities for intradermal delivery of drugs/biotherapeutics and therapeutic drug monitoring. These have shown that microneedles have been a prospective strategy for improving transdermal delivery systems.
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Choi J, Jung YY, Ha IJ, Baek SH, Zhang Z, Kim SY, Hong Y, Kim S, Yeum HW, Jeon SR, Park K, Nam D. In Vitro Anti-Inflammatory and Skin Moisturizing Propertiesof Pilea martini(Levl.) Hand.-Mazz. Extracts. Nat Prod Commun 2020. [DOI: 10.1177/1934578x20967866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The in vitro anti-inflammatory and skin moisturizing activities of Pilea martini (Levl.) Hand.-Mazz. were investigated on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated RAW264.7 macrophages and human immortalized keratinocytes. Chromatographic analysis was performed to identify the chemical composition of the extracts. Pilea martini extracts significantly suppressed LPS-induced nitric oxide, prostaglandin E2, interleukin 6, and tumor necrosis factor α production in dose-dependent manners. In addition, the extracts inhibited LPS-induced inducible nitric oxide synthase and cyclooxygenase-2 proteins and their mRNA expression through causing a downregulation of nuclear factor-κB, activator protein 1, and mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling cascades. The extracts increased the production of hyaluronic acid levels and enhanced the expression levels of both filaggrin and serine palmitoyltransferase regulation. Liquid chromatography-mass spectroscopy analysis showed that the extracts contained 6 different compounds (malic acid, tryptophan, chlorogenic acid, caffeic acid, p-coumaric acid, and isoquercetin) that may contribute to their bioactivities. Taken together, Pilea martini extract showed remarkable promise as an anti-inflammatory and moisturizing agent.
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- Jieun Choi
- Department of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Science in Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Korean Medicine Clinical Trial Center (K-CTC), Korean Medicine Hospital, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- College of Korean Medicine, Dongguk University, Goyang-si, Republic of Korea
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- State Key Laboratory of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, Institute of Botany, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, PR China
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- International Biological Material Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Vietri Rudan M, Mishra A, Klose C, Eggert US, Watt FM. Human epidermal stem cell differentiation is modulated by specific lipid subspecies. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2020; 117:22173-22182. [PMID: 32843345 PMCID: PMC7486749 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2011310117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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While the lipids of the outer layers of mammalian epidermis and their contribution to barrier formation have been extensively described, the role of individual lipid species in the onset of keratinocyte differentiation remains unknown. A lipidomic analysis of primary human keratinocytes revealed accumulation of numerous lipid species during suspension-induced differentiation. A small interfering RNA screen of 258 lipid-modifying enzymes identified two genes that on knockdown induced epidermal differentiation: ELOVL1, encoding elongation of very long-chain fatty acids protein 1, and SLC27A1, encoding fatty acid transport protein 1. By intersecting lipidomic datasets from suspension-induced differentiation and knockdown keratinocytes, we pinpointed candidate bioactive lipid subspecies as differentiation regulators. Several of these-ceramides and glucosylceramides-induced differentiation when added to primary keratinocytes in culture. Our results reveal the potential of lipid subspecies to regulate exit from the epidermal stem cell compartment.
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- Matteo Vietri Rudan
- Centre for Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine, King's College London, SE1 9RT London, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine, King's College London, SE1 9RT London, United Kingdom
- European Bioinformatics Institute, CB10 1SD Hinxton, United Kingdom
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- Randall Centre for Cell and Molecular Biophysics, King's College London, SE1 1UL London, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine, King's College London, SE1 9RT London, United Kingdom;
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van Smeden J, Al-Khakany H, Wang Y, Visscher D, Stephens N, Absalah S, Overkleeft HS, Aerts JMFG, Hovnanian A, Bouwstra JA. Skin barrier lipid enzyme activity in Netherton patients is associated with protease activity and ceramide abnormalities. J Lipid Res 2020; 61:859-869. [PMID: 32265319 PMCID: PMC7269766 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.ra120000639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2020] [Revised: 03/31/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Individuals with Netherton syndrome (NTS) have increased serine protease activity, which strongly impacts the barrier function of the skin epidermis and leads to skin inflammation. Here, we investigated how serine protease activity in NTS correlates with changes in the stratum corneum (SC) ceramides, which are crucial components of the skin barrier. We examined two key enzymes involved in epidermal ceramide biosynthesis, β-glucocerebrosidase (GBA) and acid-sphingomyelinase (ASM). We compared in situ expression levels and activities of GBA and ASM between NTS patients and controls and correlated the expression and activities with i) SC ceramide profiles, ii) in situ serine protease activity, and iii) clinical presentation of patients. Using activity-based probe labeling, we visualized and localized active epidermal GBA, and a newly developed in situ zymography method enabled us to visualize and localize active ASM. Reduction in active GBA in NTS patients coincided with increased ASM activity, particularly in areas with increased serine protease activity. NTS patients with scaly erythroderma exhibited more pronounced anomalies in GBA and ASM activities than patients with ichthyosis linearis circumflexa. They also displayed a stronger increase in SC ceramides processed via ASM. We conclude that changes in the localization of active GBA and ASM correlate with i) altered SC ceramide composition in NTS patients, ii) local serine protease activity, and iii) the clinical manifestation of NTS.
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- Jeroen van Smeden
- Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands; Centre for Human Drug Research, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- INSERM UMR1163, Imagine Institute, Paris Descartes University, Paris, France
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- Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Bio-organic Synthesis, Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Medical Biochemistry Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- INSERM UMR1163, Imagine Institute, Paris Descartes University, Paris, France; Department of Genetics Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Paris, France
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- Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands. mailto:
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Lee K, Kim S, Kim A, Suh H, Hong K. Sphingolipid identification and skin barrier recovery capacity of a milk sphingolipid‐enriched fraction (MSEF) from buttermilk powder. Int J Cosmet Sci 2020; 42:270-276. [DOI: 10.1111/ics.12612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2019] [Revised: 02/11/2020] [Accepted: 02/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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- K. Lee
- Department of Product Development Doosan Corporation Solus Suwon 16229Republic of Korea
- Department of Integrated Biomedical and Life Sciences Graduate School Korea University Seoul 02841Republic of Korea
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- Department of Product Development Doosan Corporation Solus Suwon 16229Republic of Korea
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- Department of Product Development Doosan Corporation Solus Suwon 16229Republic of Korea
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- Department of Integrated Biomedical and Life Sciences Graduate School Korea University Seoul 02841Republic of Korea
- BK21 Plus College of Health Science Korea University Seoul 02841Republic of Korea
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- BK21 Plus College of Health Science Korea University Seoul 02841Republic of Korea
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Boer DEC, van Smeden J, Al-Khakany H, Melnik E, van Dijk R, Absalah S, Vreeken RJ, Haenen CCP, Lavrijsen APM, Overkleeft HS, Aerts JMFG, Bouwstra JA. Skin of atopic dermatitis patients shows disturbed β-glucocerebrosidase and acid sphingomyelinase activity that relates to changes in stratum corneum lipid composition. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2020; 1865:158673. [PMID: 32092464 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2020.158673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2019] [Revised: 02/06/2020] [Accepted: 02/14/2020] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Patients with Atopic Dermatitis (AD) suffer from inflamed skin and skin barrier defects. Proper formation of the outermost part of the skin, the stratum corneum (SC), is crucial for the skin barrier function. In this study we analyzed the localization and activity of lipid enzymes β-glucocerebrosidase (GBA) and acid sphingomyelinase (ASM) in the skin of AD patients and controls. Localization of both the expression and activity of GBA and ASM in the epidermis of AD patients was altered, particularly at lesional skin sites. These changes aligned with the altered SC lipid composition. More specifically, abnormal localization of GBA and ASM related to an increase in specific ceramide subclasses [AS] and [NS]. Moreover we related the localization of the enzymes to the amounts of SC ceramide subclasses and free fatty acids (FFAs). We report a correlation between altered localization of active GBA and ASM and a disturbed SC lipid composition. Localization of antimicrobial peptide beta-defensin-3 (HBD-3) and AD biomarker Thymus and Activation Regulated Chemokine (TARC) also appeared to be diverging in AD skin compared to control. This research highlights the relation between correct localization of expressed and active lipid enzymes and a normal SC lipid composition for a proper skin barrier.
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- Daphne E C Boer
- Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research, Leiden, the Netherlands; Centre for Human Drug Research, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research, Leiden, the Netherlands; M4I Institute, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Dermatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Dermatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research, Leiden, the Netherlands.
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Lipidomic Analysis Reveals Specific Differences between Fibroblast and Keratinocyte Ceramide Profile of Patients with Psoriasis Vulgaris. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25030630. [PMID: 32023992 PMCID: PMC7037443 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25030630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2020] [Revised: 01/27/2020] [Accepted: 01/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Ceramides are important lipid metabolites for primal skin functions. There is increasing evidence that alteration of the profile and metabolism of ceramides is associated with skin diseases, such as psoriasis vulgaris. Most studies have reported alteration in ceramide content in the stratum corneum, but these have been scarcely reported for other skin layers. In the present work, we aimed to explore changes in the ceramide profile of fibroblasts and keratinocytes in patients with psoriasis vulgaris and healthy subjects. Using the reversed-phase liquid chromatography-quadrupole-time-of-flight-tandem-mass spectrometry (RPLC-QTOF-MS/MS) platform, we identified ceramide containing non-hydroxy fatty acid ([N]), α-hydroxy fatty acid ([A]), and esterified ω-hydroxy fatty acid ([EO]) and 3 sphingoid bases, dihydrosphingosine ([DS]), sphingosine ([S]), and phytosphingosine ([P]). We found that in the keratinocytes of patients with psoriasis, CER[NS], CER[NP], CER[AS], CER[ADS], CER[AP] and CER[EOS] tended to be expressed at higher relative levels, whereas CER[NDS] tended to be expressed with lower levels than in healthy subjects. In the case of fibroblasts, significant differences were observed, mainly in the three ceramide classes (CER[AS], CER[ADS] and CER[EOS]), which were expressed at significantly higher levels in patients with psoriasis. The most significant alteration in the fibroblasts involved elevated levels of CER[EOS] that contained ester-linked fatty acids. Our findings provide insights into the ceramide profile in the dermis and epidermis of patients with psoriasis and contribute for the research in this field, focusing on the role of keratinocyte-fibroblast crosstalk in the development of psoriasis vulgaris.
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Assi A, Bakar J, Libong D, Sarkees E, Solgadi A, Baillet-Guffroy A, Michael-Jubeli R, Tfayli A. Comprehensive characterization and simultaneous analysis of overall lipids in reconstructed human epidermis using NPLC/HR-MSn: 1-O-E (EO) Cer, a new ceramide subclass. Anal Bioanal Chem 2019; 412:777-793. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-019-02301-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2019] [Revised: 11/05/2019] [Accepted: 11/22/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Kim C, Ji J, Ho Baek S, Lee JH, Ha IJ, Lim SS, Yoon HJ, Je Nam Y, Ahn KS. Fermented dried Citrus unshiu peel extracts exert anti-inflammatory activities in LPS-induced RAW264.7 macrophages and improve skin moisturizing efficacy in immortalized human HaCaT keratinocytes. PHARMACEUTICAL BIOLOGY 2019; 57:392-402. [PMID: 31188689 PMCID: PMC6566750 DOI: 10.1080/13880209.2019.1621353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Context: Citrus unshiu Markovich (Rutaceae) peel is known to contain high concentrations of flavonoids and exerts pharmacological effects on antioxidant, anti-inflammation, allergies, diabetes and viral infections. Objective: Very little is known about potential activity of fermented dried Citrus unshiu peel extracts (FCU) using Bacillus subtilis, as well as its mechanism of action. We investigated the effects of FCU on the anti-inflammatory activities in murine macrophages and moisturizing effects in human keratinocytes. Materials and methods: We isolated the Bacillus subtilis from Cheonggukjang and FCU using these Bacillus subtilis to prepare samples. The cells were pre-treated with various extracts for 2 h and then induced with LPS for 22 h. We determined the NO assay, TNF-α, IL-6 and PGE2 in RAW 264.7 ells. The expression of SPT and Filaggrin by FCU treatment was measured in HaCaT cells. Result: We found that two types of FCU highly suppressed LPS-induced nitric oxide (NO) without exerting cytotoxic effects on RAW 264.7 cells (21.9 and 15.4% reduction). FCU inhibited the expression of LPS-induced iNOS and COX-2 proteins and their mRNAs in a concentration-dependent manner. TNF-α (59 and 30.9% reduction), IL-6 (39.1 and 65.6% reduction), and PGE2 secretion (78.6 and 82.5% reduction) were suppressed by FCU in LPS-stimulated macrophages. Furthermore, FCU can induce the production of hyaluronic acid (38 and 38.9% induction) and expression of Filaggrin and SPT in HaCaT keratinocyte cells. Discussion and conclusion: FCU potentially inhibits inflammation, improves skin moisturizing efficacy, and it may be a therapeutic candidate for the treatment of inflammation and dry skin.
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- Chulwon Kim
- College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea
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- College of Korean Medicine, Woosuk University, Wanju, Korea
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- College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Korean Medicine Clinical Trial Center (K-CTC), Kyung Hee University Korean Medicine Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Natural Medicine, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea
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- College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- CONTACT Kwang Seok Ahn Department of Korean Pathology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, 24 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul02447, Republic of Korea
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Evaluation of the Filming and Protective Properties of a New Trehalose and Ceramides Based Ingredient. COSMETICS 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/cosmetics6040062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The aim of this study is showing the filming and skin barrier protective properties of a new ingredient based on ceramides and trehalose and carried in lipophilic vesicles composed of lecithin and cholesterol (or phytosterols). Through an in vivo study, the restructuring and hydrating properties of this trehalose and ceramides compound have been evaluated. Furthermore, this new ingredient has been used in a topical formulation for atopic dermatitis, proving to be effective in the alterations of skin barrier. This evidence makes it an interesting ingredient for topical dermatological compositions in the treatment of dermatitis and all manifestations correlated to these skin disorders, such as edema, swelling, rash, redness, and itching. Its soothing and protective action against the painful and annoying symptoms like those given by dermatitis makes this trehalose and ceramides based ingredient for topical use.
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Boiten W, Helder R, van Smeden J, Bouwstra J. Selectivity in cornified envelop binding of ceramides in human skin and the role of LXR inactivation on ceramide binding. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2019; 1864:1206-1213. [PMID: 31112754 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2019.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2019] [Revised: 04/23/2019] [Accepted: 05/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The cornified lipid envelope (CLE) is a lipid monolayer covalently bound to the outside of corneocytes and is part of the stratum corneum (SC). The CLE is suggested to act as a scaffold for the unbound SC lipids. By profiling the bound CLE ceramides, a new subclass was discovered and identified as an omega-hydroxylated dihydrosphingosine (OdS) ceramide. Bound glucosylceramides were observed in superficial SC layers of healthy human skin. To investigate the relation between bound and unbound SC ceramides, the composition of both fractions was analyzed and compared. Selectivity in ceramide binding towards unsaturated ceramides and ceramides with a shorter chain length was observed. The selectivity in ceramide species bound to the cornified envelope is thought to have a physiological function in corneocyte flexibility. Next, it was examined if skin models exhibit an altered bound ceramide composition and if the composition was dependent on liver X-receptor (LXR) activation. The effects of an LXR agonist and antagonist on the bound ceramides composition of a full thickness model (FTM) were analyzed. In FTMs, a decreased amount of bound ceramides was observed compared to native human skin. Furthermore, FTMs had a bound ceramide fraction which consisted mostly of unsaturated and shorter ceramides. The LXR antagonist had a normalizing effect on the FTM bound ceramide composition. The agonist exhibited minimal effects. We show that ceramide binding is a selective process, yet, still is contingent on lipid synthesized.
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- Walter Boiten
- Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research, Leiden University, Leiden, the Netherlands.
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- Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research, Leiden University, Leiden, the Netherlands.
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- Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research, Leiden University, Leiden, the Netherlands.
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- Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research, Leiden University, Leiden, the Netherlands.
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Vázquez L, Corzo-Martínez M, Arranz-Martínez P, Barroso E, Reglero G, Torres C. Bioactive Lipids. BIOACTIVE MOLECULES IN FOOD 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-78030-6_58] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Watanabe N, Suzuki T, Yamazaki Y, Sugiyama K, Koike S, Nishimukai M. Supplemental feeding of phospholipid-enriched alkyl phospholipid from krill relieves spontaneous atopic dermatitis and strengthens skin intercellular lipid barriers in NC/Nga mice. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2018; 83:717-727. [PMID: 30572792 DOI: 10.1080/09168451.2018.1559024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Plasmalogen (Pls) is a glycerophospholipid derived from alkyl phospholipid (Alk) with antioxidant functions in vivo. The present study investigated the effects of ether phospholipids, such as Pls and Alk, on intercellular lipid barriers in the skin of NC/Nga mice, a model of atopic dermatitis (AD). NC/Nga mice fed Alk showed increased plasma levels of Alk and Pls. The AD-related changes in ceramide composition in the skin were abrogated by oral administration of Alk. Moreover, Alk suppressed skin inflammation in AD mice. These results indicate that Alk partially fortifies the stratum corneum lipid barrier and may be an effective treatment for AD. Abbreviations: Pls: plasmalogen; PlsCho: choline plasmalogen; PlsEtn: ethanolamine plasmalogen; Alk: alkyl phospholipid; TJ: tight junction; FA: fatty acid; AD: atopic dermatitis; SO: soybean oil; FO: fish oil; DHA: docosahexaenoic acid; EPA: eicosapentaenoic acid; TG: triglyceride; PL: phospholipid; RF: retention factor; AlkCho: choline-type alkyl phospholipid; AlkEtn: ethanolamine-type alkyl phospholipid; LC-MS/MS: liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry; FAR1: fatty acyl-coenzyme (Co)A reductase 1.
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- Nana Watanabe
- a Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture , Iwate University , Morioka , Japan
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- b Department of Biofunctional Science and Technology, Graduate School of Biosphere Science , Hiroshima University , Higashi-Hiroshima , Japan
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- c Food Development Laboratory , ADEKA Corporation , Tokyo , Japan
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- c Food Development Laboratory , ADEKA Corporation , Tokyo , Japan
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- c Food Development Laboratory , ADEKA Corporation , Tokyo , Japan
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- a Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture , Iwate University , Morioka , Japan
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Takeda S, Shimoda H, Takarada T, Imokawa G. Strawberry seed extract and its major component, tiliroside, promote ceramide synthesis in the stratum corneum of human epidermal equivalents. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0205061. [PMID: 30300355 PMCID: PMC6177135 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0205061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2018] [Accepted: 09/19/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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The activation of peroxisomeproliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) α can stimulate the expression of ceramide-related enzymes, and a major component of strawberry seed extract (SSE) tiliroside enhances the expression of PPARα. We determined whether SSE and tiliroside may stimulate ceramide synthesis in the stratum corneum (SC) of the human epidermal equivalents (HEEs) culture model. Treatment with SSE at 1.0 and 3.0 μg/mL elicited a significant increase in the total ceramide content in the SC, which was accompanied by a significant increase in almost all ceramide species except for ceramide [EOS] and [AP]. Treatment with tiliroside at 0.3 μg/mL slightly accentuated the total ceramide content in the SC together with a significant increase in the ceramide [NS, NDS] content. Messenger RNA analysis demonstrated that SSE at 1 or 3 μg/mL significantly stimulated the gene expression of serine palmitoyltransferase (SPT) 2, ceramide synthase (CerS) 3, glucosylceramide synthase (GCS), and β-glucocerebrosidase (GBA) but not of SPT1, sphingomyelin synthase (SMS) 1/2 and acid sphingomyelinase (ASM). In contrast, tiliroside elicited significant increases in the gene expression levels of GCS and GBA only at 0.3 and/or 0.1 μg/mL. Western blotting analysis revealed that both SSE and tiliroside enhanced the protein expression levels of GCS and GBA but not of SPT2 at 1 or 3 and 0.1 or 0.3 μg/mL, respectively. These findings suggested that both SSE and tiliroside have a distinct potential to stimulate the level of ceramide [NS, NDS] in the SC by enhancing the expression of GCS and GBA. The higher stimulatory effect with SSE than tiliroside on SC ceramide synthesis correlates with the significant increase observed with SSE but not tiliroside in the gene expression levels of SPT2 and CerS3. Therefore, it is anticipated that SSE is effective in improving skin barrier function and moisture retention in several ceramide-deficit skin conditions, including surfactant-induced roughened skin, xerosis, and atopic dermatitis.
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- Shogo Takeda
- Research & Development Division, Oryza Oil & Fat Chemical Co., Ltd., Aichi, Japan
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- Research & Development Division, Oryza Oil & Fat Chemical Co., Ltd., Aichi, Japan
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- Research & Development Division, Oryza Oil & Fat Chemical Co., Ltd., Aichi, Japan
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- Research Institute for Biological Functions, Chubu University, Aichi, Japan
- Center for Bioscience Research and Education, Utsunomiya University, Tochigi, Japan
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Chang YC, Fong Y, Tsai EM, Chang YG, Chou HL, Wu CY, Teng YN, Liu TC, Yuan SS, Chiu CC. Exogenous C₈-Ceramide Induces Apoptosis by Overproduction of ROS and the Switch of Superoxide Dismutases SOD1 to SOD2 in Human Lung Cancer Cells. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:ijms19103010. [PMID: 30279365 PMCID: PMC6213533 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19103010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2018] [Revised: 09/25/2018] [Accepted: 09/27/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Ceramides, abundant sphingolipids on the cell membrane, can act as signaling molecules to regulate cellular functions including cell viability. Exogenous ceramide has been shown to exert potent anti-proliferative effects against cancer cells, but little is known about how it affects reactive oxygen species (ROS) in lung cancer cells. In this study, we investigated the effect of N-octanoyl-D-erythro-sphingosine (C₈-ceramide) on human non-small-cell lung cancer H1299 cells. Flow cytometry-based assays indicated that C₈-ceramide increased the level of endogenous ROS in H1299 cells. Interestingly, the ratio of superoxide dismutases (SODs) SOD1 and SOD2 seem to be regulated by C₈-ceramide treatment. Furthermore, the accumulation of cell cycle G1 phase and apoptotic populations in C₈-ceramide-treated H1299 cells was observed. The results of the Western blot showed that C₈-ceramide causes a dramatically increased protein level of cyclin D1, a critical regulator of cell cycle G1/S transition. These results suggest that C₈-ceramide acts as a potent chemotherapeutic agent and may increase the endogenous ROS level by regulating the switch of SOD1 and SOD2, causing the anti-proliferation, and consequently triggering the apoptosis of NSCLC H1299 cells. Accordingly, our works may give a promising strategy for lung cancer treatment in the future.
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- Yuli C Chang
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan.
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- Chest Surgery, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Yung Kang City, Tainan 901, Taiwan.
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- Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan.
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan.
- Department of Biological Sciences, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung 804, Taiwan;.
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Technology, National University of Tainan, Tainan 700, Taiwan.
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan.
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan.
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- Translational Research Center, Cancer Center, Department of Medical Research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan.
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- Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan.
- Department of Biotechnology, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan.
- Department of Biological Sciences, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung 804, Taiwan;.
- Translational Research Center, Cancer Center, Department of Medical Research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan.
- Research Center for Environment Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan.
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Cutaneous permeability barrier function in signal transducer and activator of transcription 6-deficient mice is superior to that in wild-type mice. J Dermatol Sci 2018; 92:54-61. [PMID: 30098864 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2018.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2018] [Revised: 06/18/2018] [Accepted: 07/31/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Th2 cytokines exhibit a variety of inhibitory effects on permeability barrier function via signal transducer and activator of transcription 6 (STAT6). However, the role of STAT6 signaling on the construction and/or homeostasis of permeability barrier function in the physiological state has not been fully assessed. OBJECTIVE We compared permeability barrier function between Stat6-deficient and wild-type C57BL/6 mice at steady state. METHODS AND RESULTS Measurement of transepidermal water loss and quantitative penetration assay revealed that permeability barrier function was superior in Stat6-deficient mice. Accordingly, expressions of loricrin, acidic sphingomyelinase (aSMase) and β-glucocerebrosidase (β-GlcCer'ase) in epidermis and ceramide levels in stratum corneum were elevated in STAT6-deficient mice. On the other hands, up-regulations of loricrin, aSMase and β-GlcCer'ase were not observed in 3-dimensionally cultured human keratinocytes transfected with siRNA for STAT6. Meanwhile, number of mast cells in the dermis was decreased in Stat6-deficient mice. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that STAT6 signaling negatively affects permeability barrier function in vivo, even in the physiological state. However, the superior permeability barrier function in Stat6-deficient mice may be a secondary effect exerted via cells other than keratinocytes, such as mast cells, since mast cells are known to influence permeability barrier function in vivo. Blockade of STAT6 signaling might be a strategy to augment the permeability barrier function.
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Popa I, Watson AL, Solgadi A, Butowski C, Allaway D, Portoukalian J. Linoleate-enriched diet increases both linoleic acid esterified to omega hydroxy very long chain fatty acids and free ceramides of canine stratum corneum without effect on protein-bound ceramides and skin barrier function. Arch Dermatol Res 2018; 310:579-589. [PMID: 29995261 PMCID: PMC6096565 DOI: 10.1007/s00403-018-1845-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2018] [Revised: 06/08/2018] [Accepted: 06/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Few studies have investigated the influence of increased amounts of dietary linoleic acid on the epidermal lipid biochemistry and TEWL in healthy subject. The influence of dietary linoleic acid on canine stratum corneum (SC) lipids was studied by feeding two groups of five dogs differential amounts of linoleic acid (LA) for three months. SC was harvested by tape stripping and lipids were analyzed by thin-layer chromatography and mass spectrometry. The dogs that were fed the higher concentration of LA showed high increases in the contents of both linoleic acid and free ceramides in the SC, whereas the protein-bound ceramide content was unchanged. Acylacids that represent the esterified form of linoleic acid in omega hydroxy very long chain fatty acids (ω-OH VLCFA) accounted for most of the elevation of LA, whereas the concentration of the free form was not significantly changed. Corroborating the absence of change in the protein-bound ceramides content of healthy dogs SC, TEWL was nearly unaffected by the linoleic acid-enriched diet.
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- Iuliana Popa
- Faculty of Pharmacy, University Paris-Sud, Chatenay-Malabry, France.
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- UMS 3679 CNRS, Faculty of Pharmacy, University Paris-Sud, Chatenay-Malabry, France
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- LBTM1 "Fundamental, clinical and therapeutic aspects of the skin barrier function", University of Lyon-1, Lyon, France
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Identification of Rice Koji Extract Components that Increase β-Glucocerebrosidase Levels in Human Epidermal Keratinocytes. Foods 2018; 7:foods7060094. [PMID: 29912147 PMCID: PMC6025003 DOI: 10.3390/foods7060094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2018] [Revised: 06/06/2018] [Accepted: 06/15/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Rice miso contains many ingredients derived from rice koji and has been a valuable source of nutrition since ancient times. We found that the consumption of rice miso led to improvements in the moisture content of cheek stratum corneum, skin viscoelasticity, and skin texture. Further, rice miso extract was found to increase the mRNA expression and activity of β-glucocerebrosidase (β-GCase), an enzyme involved in ceramide synthesis in the stratum corneum, in cultures. In this study, we identified the lipid-derived components of rice koji that increase the β-GCase activity in cultured human epidermal keratinocytes. The methanol fraction of rice koji extract induced an increase in the mRNA expression and activity of β-GCase in keratinocytes. The active fraction of rice koji was found to contain phosphatidic acid (PA) and lysophosphatidic acid (LPA). The total PA concentration in rice koji was 973.9 ng/mg dry weight, which was 17.5 times higher than that in steamed rice. Among the molecular species, PA_18:2/18:2 was the most frequently found. The total LPA concentration in rice koji was 29.6 ng/mg dry weight, and 2-LPA_18:2 was the most frequently found LPA. Since PA and LPA increase the mRNA expression and activity of β-GCase in keratinocytes, they are thought to be the active ingredients in rice koji that increase the β-GCase levels in human epidermal keratinocytes.
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Santiago Valtierra FX, Peñalva DA, Luquez JM, Furland NE, Vásquez C, Reyes JG, Aveldaño MI, Oresti GM. Elovl4 and Fa2h expression during rat spermatogenesis: a link to the very-long-chain PUFAs typical of germ cell sphingolipids. J Lipid Res 2018; 59:1175-1189. [PMID: 29724783 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m081885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2017] [Revised: 04/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The sphingolipids (SLs) of rodent spermatogenic cells (spermatocytes, spermatids) and spermatozoa contain nonhydroxylated and 2-hydroxylated versions of very-long-chain (C26-C32) PUFAs (n-V and h-V, respectively) not present in Sertoli cells (SCs). Here, we investigated the expression of selected fatty acid elongases [elongation of very-long-chain fatty acid protein (Elovl)], with a focus on Elovl4, and a fatty acid 2-hydroxylase (Fa2h) in rat testes with postnatal development and germ cell differentiation. Along with Elovl5 and Elovl2, Elovl4 was actively transcribed in the adult testis. Elovl4 mRNA levels were high in immature testes and SCs, though the protein was absent. The Elovl4 protein was a germ cell product. All cells under study elongated [3H]arachidonate to tetraenoic and pentaenoic C24 PUFA, but only germ cells produced C26-C32 PUFAs. Spermatocytes displayed the highest Elovl4 protein levels and enzymatic activity. Fa2h mRNA was produced exclusively in germ cells, mostly round spermatids. As a protein, Fa2h was mainly concentrated in late spermatids, in the step of spermiogenesis in which they elongate and their heads change shape. The expression of Elovl4 and Fa2h thus correlate with the abundance of n-Vs and h-Vs in the SLs of rat spermatocytes and spermatids, respectively.
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- Florencia X Santiago Valtierra
- Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de Bahía Blanca, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) y Universidad Nacional del Sur (UNS), Bahía Blanca, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de Bahía Blanca, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) y Universidad Nacional del Sur (UNS), Bahía Blanca, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de Bahía Blanca, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) y Universidad Nacional del Sur (UNS), Bahía Blanca, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de Bahía Blanca, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) y Universidad Nacional del Sur (UNS), Bahía Blanca, Argentina
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- Instituto de Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile
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- Instituto de Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de Bahía Blanca, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) y Universidad Nacional del Sur (UNS), Bahía Blanca, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de Bahía Blanca, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) y Universidad Nacional del Sur (UNS), Bahía Blanca, Argentina
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Urwyler-Rösselet C, Tanghe G, Leurs K, Gilbert B, De Rycke R, De Bruyne M, Lippens S, Bartunkova S, De Groote P, Niessen C, Haftek M, Vandenabeele P, Declercq W. Keratinocyte-Specific Ablation of RIPK4 Allows Epidermal Cornification but Impairs Skin Barrier Formation. J Invest Dermatol 2018; 138:1268-1278. [PMID: 29317263 DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2017.12.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2017] [Revised: 12/15/2017] [Accepted: 12/16/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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In humans, receptor-interacting protein kinase 4 (RIPK4) mutations can lead to the autosomal recessive Bartsocas-Papas and popliteal pterygium syndromes, which are characterized by severe skin defects, pterygia, as well as clefting. We show here that the epithelial fusions observed in RIPK4 full knockout (KO) mice are E-cadherin dependent, as keratinocyte-specific deletion of E-cadherin in RIPK4 full KO mice rescued the tail-to-body fusion and fusion of oral epithelia. To elucidate RIPK4 function in epidermal differentiation and development, we generated epidermis-specific RIPK4 KO mice (RIPK4EKO). In contrast to RIPK4 full KO epidermis, RIPK4EKO epidermis was normally stratified and the outside-in skin barrier in RIPK4EKO mice was largely intact at the trunk, in contrast to the skin covering the head and the outer end of the extremities. However, RIPK4EKO mice die shortly after birth due to excessive water loss because of loss of tight junction protein claudin-1 localization at the cell membrane, which results in tight junction leakiness. In contrast, mice with keratinocyte-specific RIPK4 deletion during adult life remain viable. Furthermore, our data indicate that epidermis-specific deletion of RIPK4 results in delayed keratinization and stratum corneum maturation and altered lipid organization and is thus indispensable during embryonic development for the formation of a functional inside-out epidermal barrier.
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- Corinne Urwyler-Rösselet
- Molecular Signaling and Cell Death Unit, Inflammation Research Center (IRC), VIB, Ghent, Belgium; Department of Biomedical Molecular Biology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium; Current affiliation: Department of Biology, Institute of Molecular Health Sciences, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Molecular Signaling and Cell Death Unit, Inflammation Research Center (IRC), VIB, Ghent, Belgium; Department of Biomedical Molecular Biology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Molecular Signaling and Cell Death Unit, Inflammation Research Center (IRC), VIB, Ghent, Belgium; Department of Biomedical Molecular Biology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Molecular Signaling and Cell Death Unit, Inflammation Research Center (IRC), VIB, Ghent, Belgium; Department of Biomedical Molecular Biology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Biomedical Molecular Biology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium; VIB Bio Imaging Core, VIB Inflammation Research Center, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Biomedical Molecular Biology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium; VIB Bio Imaging Core, VIB Inflammation Research Center, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Biomedical Molecular Biology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium; VIB Bio Imaging Core, VIB Inflammation Research Center, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Biomedical Molecular Biology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium; VIB Bio Imaging Core, VIB Inflammation Research Center, Ghent, Belgium
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- Molecular Signaling and Cell Death Unit, Inflammation Research Center (IRC), VIB, Ghent, Belgium; Department of Biomedical Molecular Biology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- LBTI, UMR5305 CNRS, University of Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Molecular Signaling and Cell Death Unit, Inflammation Research Center (IRC), VIB, Ghent, Belgium; Department of Biomedical Molecular Biology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Molecular Signaling and Cell Death Unit, Inflammation Research Center (IRC), VIB, Ghent, Belgium; Department of Biomedical Molecular Biology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
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van Smeden J, Dijkhoff IM, Helder RWJ, Al-Khakany H, Boer DEC, Schreuder A, Kallemeijn WW, Absalah S, Overkleeft HS, Aerts JMFG, Bouwstra JA. In situ visualization of glucocerebrosidase in human skin tissue: zymography versus activity-based probe labeling. J Lipid Res 2017; 58:2299-2309. [PMID: 29025868 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m079376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2017] [Revised: 10/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Epidermal β-glucocerebrosidase (GBA1), an acid β-glucosidase normally located in lysosomes, converts (glucosyl)ceramides into ceramides, which is crucial to generate an optimal barrier function of the outermost skin layer, the stratum corneum (SC). Here we report on two developed in situ methods to localize active GBA in human epidermis: i) an optimized zymography method that is less labor intensive and visualizes enzymatic activity with higher resolution than currently reported methods using either substrate 4-methylumbelliferyl-β-D-glucopyranoside or resorufin-β-D-glucopyranoside; and ii) a novel technique to visualize active GBA1 molecules by their specific labeling with a fluorescent activity-based probe (ABP), MDW941. The latter method pro-ved to be more robust and sensitive, provided higher resolution microscopic images, and was less prone to sample preparation effects. Moreover, in contrast to the zymography substrates that react with various β-glucosidases, MDW941 specifically labeled GBA1. We demonstrate that active GBA1 in the epidermis is primarily located in the extracellular lipid matrix at the interface of the viable epidermis and the lower layers of the SC. With ABP-labeling, we observed reduced GBA1 activity in 3D-cultured skin models when supplemented with the reversible inhibitor, isofagomine, irrespective of GBA expression. This inhibition affected the SC ceramide composition: MS analysis revealed an inhibitor-dependent increase in the glucosylceramide:ceramide ratio.
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- Jeroen van Smeden
- Division of Drug Delivery Technology, Cluster Biotherapeutics, Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Division of Drug Delivery Technology, Cluster Biotherapeutics, Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Division of Drug Delivery Technology, Cluster Biotherapeutics, Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Division of Drug Delivery Technology, Cluster Biotherapeutics, Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Medical Biochemistry Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Medical Biochemistry Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Medical Biochemistry Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Division of Drug Delivery Technology, Cluster Biotherapeutics, Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Bio-organic Synthesis, Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Medical Biochemistry Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Division of Drug Delivery Technology, Cluster Biotherapeutics, Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Amino Carbonylation of Epidermal Basement Membrane Inhibits Epidermal Cell Function and Is Suppressed by Methylparaben. COSMETICS 2017. [DOI: 10.3390/cosmetics4040038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Water-Soluble Organic Germanium Promotes Both Cornified Cell Envelope Formation and Ceramide Synthesis in Cultured Keratinocytes. COSMETICS 2017. [DOI: 10.3390/cosmetics4030033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Sochorová M, Staňková K, Pullmannová P, Kováčik A, Zbytovská J, Vávrová K. Permeability Barrier and Microstructure of Skin Lipid Membrane Models of Impaired Glucosylceramide Processing. Sci Rep 2017; 7:6470. [PMID: 28744000 PMCID: PMC5527096 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-06990-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2017] [Accepted: 06/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Ceramide (Cer) release from glucosylceramides (GlcCer) is critical for the formation of the skin permeability barrier. Changes in β-glucocerebrosidase (GlcCer'ase) activity lead to diminished Cer, GlcCer accumulation and structural defects in SC lipid lamellae; however, the molecular basis for this impairment is not clear. We investigated impaired GlcCer-to-Cer processing in human Cer membranes to determine the physicochemical properties responsible for the barrier defects. Minor impairment (5-25%) of the Cer generation from GlcCer decreased the permeability of the model membrane to four markers and altered the membrane microstructure (studied by X-ray powder diffraction and infrared spectroscopy), in agreement with the effects of topical GlcCer in human skin. At these concentrations, the accumulation of GlcCer was a stronger contributor to this disturbance than the lack of human Cer. However, replacement of 50-100% human Cer by GlcCer led to the formation of a new lamellar phase and the maintenance of a rather good barrier to the four studied permeability markers. These findings suggest that the major cause of the impaired water permeability barrier in complete GlcCer'ase deficiency is not the accumulation of free GlcCer but other factors, possibly the retention of GlcCer bound in the corneocyte lipid envelope.
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- Michaela Sochorová
- Skin Barrier Research Group, Charles University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Hradec Králové, 500 05, Czech Republic
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- Skin Barrier Research Group, Charles University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Hradec Králové, 500 05, Czech Republic
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- Skin Barrier Research Group, Charles University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Hradec Králové, 500 05, Czech Republic
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- Skin Barrier Research Group, Charles University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Hradec Králové, 500 05, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Hradec Králové, 500 05, Czech Republic
- Department of Organic Technology, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, 166 28, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Skin Barrier Research Group, Charles University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Hradec Králové, 500 05, Czech Republic.
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