생체활성 각질층 지질 - 아토피 피부염 관리를 중심으로 -

Stratum Corneum Lipids as Bioactive Materials for Atopic Dermatitis

  • 발행 : 2004.11.01

초록

아토피 피부염을 설명하는 데는 두 가지 패러다임이 있는데, 첫 번째는 outside-inside paradigm이고 두 번째는 inside-ouside paradigm이다. Outside-inside paradigm에 의하면 아토피 피부염을 치료하기 위한 가장 좋은 방법은 피부 장벽 기능을 회복시키는 것이다. 장벽 기능은 각질층의 특징적인 구조에 의해 유지되는데, 각질층은 층상구조의 inter-cellular lipids와 corneocyte로 구성되어 있다. 아토피 피부염 환자, 층판상 어린선 환자의 각질층 내 층상구조는 hexagonal 구조가 많이 존재하고 있음을 보였으며, 이는 Ceramide 1 타입과 long chain fatty acid의 감소 때문이라고 보여진다. 이러한 이유에서 라멜라구조를 가지며 intercellular long periodicity phase 기능을 복원할 수 있는 보습제는 각질층의 intercellular lipid의 층상구조를 복원시킬 수 있을 것이다. 또한 세라마이드와 유사세라마이드를 함유한 보습제는 손상된 피부장벽, 피부질환, 아토피 피부염을 위한 유용한 치료제로 사용할 수 있다. Inside-outside paradigm에 따르면, 아토피 피부염 등이 보조 T cell, lg E, eosinophil 등을 포함한 면역반응과 관계되는데, 특히 Th1/Th2 imbalance의 복원이 아토피 피부염을 치료하는데 효과적일 것이다. 현재 여러 종류의 면역억제제가 소개되고 있지만, 이들은 고유 면역기능을 감소시킬 우려를 가지고 있다. 따라서, 세라마이드 대사산물인 SPC와 S1P는 면역조절 기능 및 상처치유의 기능을 가짐으로써 향후 관심이 집중될 것이다.

There are two paradigms to explain the atopic dermatitis. The first is outside-inside paradigm and the second is inside-outside paradigm. According to the outside-inside paradigm the best way to treat the atopic dermatitis is recovery of skin barrier function. The barrier function is maintained by the specific structure of stratum corneum, which is constructed from corneocytes and intercellular lipids. In terms of lipid structures of SC in atopic dermatitis and lamellar ichthyosis, they contain more fluid hexagonal gel structures in SC and show deficiencies in free fatty acids, especially long chains and certain ceramides. With this reason, moisturizer which has the lamellar structure and restoring function of intrinsic intercellualr long periodicity phase can maintain and restore the lamellar structure of intercellular lipids in SC. The moisturizers containing ceramide or pseudoceramide also seem to be reasonable therapy for atopic dermatitis and several skin diseases, which interrelated with impaired skin harrier. By the way, according to the inside-outside paradigm, immune response including helper T cells, IgE, eosinophils is related. It is effective treatment of atopic dermititis to restore imbalance between Th1 and Th2 cells. Even though several kinds of immune-suppressor were introduced, these can affect the intrinsic immune function. SPC and S1P, metabolites of ceramide, would be interesting because they have the function of wound healing and immune modulating properties.

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