• 제목/요약/키워드: Epidermis

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Enrichment of Short-Chain Ceramides and Free Fatty Acids in the Skin Epidermis, Liver, and Kidneys of db/db Mice, a Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Model

  • Kim, Minjeong;Jeong, Haengdueng;Lee, Buhyun;Cho, Yejin;Yoon, Won Kee;Cho, Ahreum;Kwon, Guideock;Nam, Ki Taek;Ha, Hunjoo;Lim, Kyung-Min
    • Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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    • 제27권5호
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    • pp.457-465
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    • 2019
  • Patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) often suffer from diverse skin disorders, which might be attributable to skin barrier dysfunction. To explore the role of lipid alterations in the epidermis in DM skin disorders, we quantitated 49 lipids (34 ceramides, 14 free fatty acids (FFAs), and cholesterol) in the skin epidermis, liver, and kidneys of db/db mice, a Type 2 DM model, using UPLC-MS/MS. The expression of genes involved in lipid synthesis was also evaluated. With the full establishment of hyperglycemia at the age of 20 weeks, remarkable lipid enrichment was noted in the skin of the db/db mice, especially at the epidermis and subcutaneous fat bed. Prominent increases in the ceramides and FFAs (>3 fold) with short or medium chains ($LXR{\alpha}/{\beta}$ and $PPAR{\gamma}$, nuclear receptors promoting lipid synthesis, lipid synthesis enzymes such as elongases 1, 4, and 6, and fatty acid synthase and stearoyl-CoA desaturase were highly expressed in the skin and livers of the db/db mice. Collectively, our study demonstrates an extensive alteration in the skin and systemic lipid profiles of db/db mice, which could contribute to the development of skin disorders in DM.

명태 Gadus chalcogrammus 피부계의 미세해부학적 구조 (Microscopical Anatomy of Integumentary System of the Walleye Pollock Gadus chalcogrammus (Teleostei: Gadidae))

  • 김현진;신소령;김재원;이정식
    • 한국해양생명과학회지
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    • 제8권2호
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    • pp.160-165
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    • 2023
  • 본 연구는 생리적, 환경적 변화에 따른 명태 Gadus chalcogrammus 피부계의 변화 연구를 위한 기초 연구로서 피부계의 구조, 구성 세포 종류 및 조직화학적 특징을 기재하였다. 측선은 전반부가 완만한 곡선형이었으며, 중반부터 후반부까지는 직선으로 나타났다. 피부는 상피층과 진피층으로 구성되며, 상피층은 다층으로 상피세포, 점액세포, 곤봉세포로 이루어져 있다. 상피세포는 표면층의 편평형 세포, 중간층의 입방형 세포, 기저층의 원주형 세포로 구성된다. 상피층의 두께는 122.9 ㎛, 체장에 대한 상피층의 두께 비율은 0.03%였다. 단세포선인 점액세포와 곤봉세포는 주로 상피층의 표면층과 중간층에 분포하며, 점액세포는 산성 당단백질의 점액물질을 함유하고 있었다. 상피층에서 점액세포와 곤봉세포의 분포비율은 각각 21.3 (± 7.0.)%와 4.0 (± 1.0)%였다. 진피층은 치밀결합조직으로 주로 콜라겐 섬유로 구성되며, 섬유세포, 혈관, 색소포, 비늘이 관찰되었다.

Morphology and Histochemistry of the Skin of the Mud Loach, Misgurnus mizolepis, in Relation to Cutaeneous Respiration

  • Park, Jong-Young;Kim, Ik-Soo;Kim, So-Young
    • Animal cells and systems
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    • 제5권4호
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    • pp.303-308
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    • 2001
  • The skin structure of Misgurnus mizolepis was studied based on the microanatomical investigation of skin fragments taken from four regions. The epidermis was distinguished by two types of skin glands, a small mucous cell and a large club cell. The mucous cell was acid sulfomucins (some sialomucins) but the club cell did not give any histochemical tests for mucosubstances. The presence of a well defined lymphatic system with small lymphocytes was established in the stratum germinativum layer of the epidermis. A large number of blood capillaries run very close to each other just below the basement membrane, and a definite area giving AB and PAS positive was present between the basement membrane and scale. These structural features of skin in M. mizolepis seem to be closely related with cutaneous respiration.

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Development, Structure and Dehiscence of Follicles of Calotropis procera (Ait.) R. Br. (Asclepiadaceae)

  • Kuriachen, P.M.;Dave, Yash;Thomas, Vbinoth
    • Journal of Plant Biology
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    • 제34권2호
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    • pp.107-112
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    • 1991
  • The atrichomatous wall of ovary in Calotropis procera becomes highly pubescent in the young fruit, but scabrous I the mature fruit. The single layered epicarp develops from the outer epidermis of the ovary wall. The mesocarp which develops from the mesodermis is distinguished into outer, middle and inner zones. The central mesocarp breaks up in the course of fruit development and disintegrate to form large air chambers. The 2-3 layered lignified endocarp develops from the inner epidermis as well as from the inner mesodermis layers of the ground tissue and shows a‘parquetry pattern’of cell arrangement in surface view. The parenchymatous becomes aerenchymatous in the mature fruit. Fruit dehiscence in marginicidal (ventricidal).

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The Effect of the Polygonum tinctoria Niram on Atopic Dermatitis in Dinitrochlorobenzene-Induced BALB/c Mice

  • Chu, Han-Na;Kim, Jeong-Sang
    • Applied Microscopy
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    • 제44권2호
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    • pp.53-60
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    • 2014
  • In the present study, we investigated the effects of Polygonum tinctoria Niram (PTN) on atopic dermatitis (AD) in BALB/c mice induced by 2,4-dinitrochlorobenzene (DNCB). They were divided into four groups; Control, DNCB, DNCB+1%PTN (1% PTN extract) and DNCB+5%PTN (5% PTN extract), for evaluating the change of appearance of skin surface, skin hydration, thickness of epidermis and mast cell numbers during 4 weeks. PTN suppressed symptoms of AD in appearance of skin and increased skin hydration for DNCB+1%PTN and DNCB+5%PTN. Treatment with PTN significantly decreased the levels of eosinophils. In histopathological examination, DNCB+1%PTN and DNCB+5%PTN significantly reduced the thickness of epidermis and number of mast cell in dermis. These results suggested that the PTN improved symptoms of AD in BALB/c mice.

RADIOAUTOGRAPHIC AND HISTOLOGIC INVESTIGATION OF SKIN IN YOUNG AND OLD FROGS

  • KOO KOOK BON;You Dong Soo
    • 치과방사선
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    • 제13권1호
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    • pp.75-85
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    • 1983
  • Age differences in the skin structure have been studied in young (one year-old) and aged (five and a half year-old) frogs, Xenopus laevis. The epidermis in young frogs is made up of an average of 6.3 and 4.7 layers of epithelial cells at abdominal and dorsal surfaces, respectively. In aged frogs, the number of respective cell layers at abdominal and dorsal surfaces increases to 8.8 and 5.6. The thickness of the dermis (spongiosum) in aged frogs is decreased 25% on the abdominal side (from 267㎛ to 207㎛) but is increased by 11 % on the dorsal side (from 275㎛ to 305㎛). The nucleolar index and ³H-uridine incorporation, as judged by radioautography, by epithelial cells are drastically reduced in aged frogs.

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