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Phosphatidylserine Enhances Skin Barrier Function Through Keratinocyte Differentiation

포스파티딜세린의 각질세포 분화 유도를 통한 피부장벽 기능 강화

  • Published : 2006.03.03
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Abstract

Phosphatidyiserine (PS) is a phospholipid which plays the structural role in membranes and serves as a cofactor of signaling enzymes for diverse cellular functions. In this study, we observed that topical treatment with PS significantly decreased trans-epidermal water loss (TEWL) induced by tape-stripping in hairless mice. Also, ceramides in epidermis were increased in PS-treated group compared to vehicle-treated one in vivo. the amounts of non-hydroxyl ceramide (NHCER) (1.4 fold) and glucosylceramide (glucosylCER) (1.6 fold), in the skin of hairless mice, were increased by topical treament with PS. Also, we demonstrated that PS stimulated keratinocyte differentiation. We observed that PS treatment morphologically altered normal human keratinocyte (NHK) from the proliferating phase to the differentiating one, suggesting that PS stimulated epidermal differentiation in NHK. We also showed that the expressions of the specific markers for epidermal differentiation, involucrin (INV) (3.5 fold up) and transglutaminase 1 (TG'ase 1) (3 fold up), were significantly increased by PS treatment, compared to untreated control in vitro. In addition, topical treatment with PS resulted in a progressive increase in INV and loricrin protein levels in vivo. In conclusion, we provide the first evidence for the physiological activities of PS in skin, and we suggest that PS strengthen the epidermal permeability harrier by stimulation of keratinocyte differentiation.

포스파티딜세린(Phosphatidylserine; PS)은 생체막에서 구조적인 역할을 담당하는 인지질로서, 생체 내 다양한 세포작용에 필수적인 신호전달 효소의 보조인자로서 작용하는 것으로 알려져 있다. 하지만, PS의 생리활성에 대한 연구는 거의 이루어지지 않았고, 특히 피부에서의 생리활성에 대한 연구는 전무한 실정이다. 본 연구에서는 무모생쥐의 피부에 tape-stripping으로 경표피수분손실(TEWL)의 증가를 유도한 후, PS를 도포함으로써 그 손실을 현저히 감소시켰다. 또한, PS 도포군의 피부에서 세라마이드 함량이 증가된 사실을 확인한 바 있다. PS 도포군에서 non-hydroxyl 세라마이드와 glucosyl 세라마이드의 함량이 비처리군과 비교하여 각각 1.4배와 1.6배로 증가하였다. PS는 또한 피부각질세포의 분화를 촉진하였다. 피부각질세포에 PS를 처리함으로써 세포 형태가 분화상을 띄고 있음을 현미경 상에서 확인하였고, 표피분화의 특이적 표지 단백질인 Involucrin (INV)과 Transglutaminase 1 (TG'ase 1)의 발현이 각각 3.5배와 3배로 현저히 증가하였음을 웨스턴 블랏을 통하여 확인하였다. 또한 무모생쥐 피부에 PS를 도포한 결과 INV와 loricrin 단백질 발현이 증가하였다. 본 연구는 PS가 피부에서 생리활성을 나타낸다는 최초의 증거를 제시하며, 구체적으로는 각질세포 분화를 촉진함으로써 피부 세라마이드 함량을 증가시키고 경표피 수분손실을 감소시켜 궁극적으로 피부장벽을 강화하는 작용을 한다는 것을 보여준다.

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