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The effects of topical α-hydroxyacids on the normal skin barrier of hairless mice

Authors
 T‐H. Kim  ;  E.H. Choi  ;  Y.C. Kang  ;  S.H. Lee  ;  S.K. Ahn 
Citation
 British Journal of Dermatology, Vol.144(2) : 267-273, 2001 
Journal Title
BRITISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY
ISSN
 0007-0963 
Issue Date
2001
MeSH
Animals ; Chronic Disease ; Epidermis/drug effects* ; Epidermis/ultrastructure ; Galvanic Skin Response/drug effects ; Glycolates/pharmacology* ; Keratolytic Agents/pharmacology* ; Lactic Acid/pharmacology* ; Mice ; Mice, Hairless ; Microscopy, Electron ; Water Loss, Insensible/drug effects*
Keywords
α‐hydroxyacids ; lamellar body ; skin barrier ; transepidermal water loss
Abstract
BACKGROUND:

alpha-hydroxyacids (AHA), such as glycolic acid and lactic acid, have recently been used in cosmetic and dermatological formulations. However, the mechanisms of action of these substances have not been well documented.

OBJECTIVES:

This study was done to investigate the effects of AHA on the skin barrier of hairless mice and to clarify the contribution of AHA to the formation and secretion of the lamellar bodies (LB), which are known to be the critical structure for barrier function in the epidermis.

METHODS:

5% Lactic acid and 5% glycolic acid were applied to normal skin of the mice daily for 14 days.

RESULTS:

Changes in transepidermal water loss (TEWL), capacitance and electron microscopic findings of the epidermis of hairless mice were compared with those in which only the vehicle was applied.

CONCLUSIONS:

There were no significant differences in TEWL, capacitance or epidermal thickness between the epidermis of the mice to which AHA or vehicle only had been applied. On electron micrographs, the normal epidermis to which AHA had been applied showed an increase in the number and secretion of LB and a decrease in the number of stratum corneum (SC) layers in comparison with the epidermis to which the vehicle only had been applied. The lipid layers of the SC intercellular spaces and calcium gradient in both the epidermis with application of AHA and that with vehicle only were normal. These results suggest that AHA, in low concentration (5%), may improve the skin barrier in hairless mice by inducing enhanced desquamation, and by increasing the number and secretion of LB without increasing TEWL.
Full Text
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1046/j.1365-2133.2001.04011.x
DOI
10.1046/j.1365-2133.2001.04011.x
Appears in Collections:
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Dermatology (피부과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Lee, Seung Hun(이승헌)
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/171578
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