Plant oils have been utilized for a variety of purposes throughout history, with their
integration into foods, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical products. They are now being …

Background Every day the skin is constantly exposed to several harmful factors that induce
oxidative stress. When the cells are incapable to maintain the balance between antioxidant …

Transdermal drug delivery systems have become an intriguing research topic in
pharmaceutical technology area and one of the most frequently developed pharmaceutical …

Lipid synthesis is necessary for formation of epithelial barriers and homeostasis with
external microbes. An analysis of the response of human keratinocytes to several different …

The skin is a complex layer system and the most important barrier between the environment
and the organism. In this review, we describe some widespread skin problems, with a focus …

Our skin is the interface between us and our environment–a flexible barrier that has evolved
for protection, immunity, regulation and sensation. Once regarded as inert, we now know …

Lipids in the stratum corneum of atopic dermatitis (AD) patients differ substantially in
composition from healthy subjects. We hypothesized that hyperactivated type 2 immune …

Allergic diseases have in common a dysfunctional epithelial barrier, which allows the
penetration of allergens and microbes, leading to the release of type 2 cytokines that drive …

A diverse range of normal flora populates the human skin and numbers are relatively
different between individuals and parts of the skin. Humans and normal flora have formed a …

Background and rationale Xerosis cutis (also referred to as xeroderma, dry skin, asteatosis)
affects more than 10 million individuals in Germany. It is among the most common …