Journal of Clinical Pediatrics ›› 2024, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (1): 80-84.doi: 10.12372/jcp.2024.23e0567

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Research progress on lipid chain length and atopic dermatitis

XIA Xin1,2,3, YAO Zhirong1,2,3   

  1. 1. Dermatology Center, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China
    2. Department of Dermatology, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China
    3. Institute of Dermatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China
  • Received:2023-06-27 Online:2024-01-15 Published:2024-01-05

Abstract:

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic and recurrent inflammatory skin disease. There is growing evidence that skin barrier dysfunction is an important cause of AD. The lipid matrix in the outermost layer of the skin, namely the stratum corneum (SC), is essential for the skin barrier function. A large number of studies have shown that the decrease of SC lipid content, the shortening of chain length, the change of ceramide (CER) subclass levels and inflammatory responses all affect the skin barrier function of AD patients. This article reviews the relationship between the SC lipid chain length and the skin barrier function in AD patients.

Key words: stratum corneum lipid, fatty acid chain length, skin barrier, atopic dermatitis