Dihydroavenanthramide D Enhances Skin Barrier Function through Upregulation of Epidermal Tight Junction Expression
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Cell Culture
2.3. Cell Viability Assay
2.4. Scratch Assay
2.5. mRNA Analysis
2.6. Three-Dimensional Human Reconstructed Skin Equivalent Analysis
2.7. Clinical Assessment Design
2.8. Glycolic Acid Stinging Test
2.9. Evaluation of TEWL and Epidermal Morphology
2.10. Data and Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Epidermal Thickness and TEWL Were Correlated with Skin Sensitivity
3.2. Barrier-Enhancing Effects of Dihydroavenanthramide D on Cultured Human Keratinocytes
3.3. Dihydroavenanthramide D Recovered Inflammatory Cytokine-Induced Skin Damage
3.4. Dihydroavenanthramide D Restored Skin Barrier Physiology and Dermal Intensity in a Whole Skin Equivalent Model
3.5. Dihydroavenanthramide D Enhanced Skin Barrier and Reduced Skin Sensitivity In Vivo
4. Discussion
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Number of Volunteers | Min. Age (Years) | Average TEWL | Average Epidermis Thickness | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 39 | 34 | 22.1 | 167.4 | |
Glycolic acid (GA) sting degree | None (0) | 13 | 33 | 14.1 | 185.8 |
Moderate (1) | 13 | 32 | 19.7 * | 169.2 * | |
Severe (2–3) | 13 | 35 | 32.6 *** | 147.3 *** |
Characteristic | Description | No. | % |
---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 22 | 56.4 |
Female | 17 | 43.6 | |
Age | Average | 34 | |
Standard deviation | 5.1 | ||
Range | 27–46 |
Vehicle | Formula | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Before | After | Before | After | |
Glycolic acid (GA) sting degree | 2 | 1.67 | 2.33 | 0.67 ** |
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Park, J.; Shin, J.Y.; Kim, D.; Jun, S.-H.; Jeong, E.T.; Kang, N.-G. Dihydroavenanthramide D Enhances Skin Barrier Function through Upregulation of Epidermal Tight Junction Expression. Curr. Issues Mol. Biol. 2024, 46, 9255-9268. https://doi.org/10.3390/cimb46090547
Park J, Shin JY, Kim D, Jun S-H, Jeong ET, Kang N-G. Dihydroavenanthramide D Enhances Skin Barrier Function through Upregulation of Epidermal Tight Junction Expression. Current Issues in Molecular Biology. 2024; 46(9):9255-9268. https://doi.org/10.3390/cimb46090547
Chicago/Turabian StylePark, Jiye, Jae Young Shin, Daehyun Kim, Seung-Hyun Jun, Eui Taek Jeong, and Nae-Gyu Kang. 2024. "Dihydroavenanthramide D Enhances Skin Barrier Function through Upregulation of Epidermal Tight Junction Expression" Current Issues in Molecular Biology 46, no. 9: 9255-9268. https://doi.org/10.3390/cimb46090547