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Fatty Acids and Inflammatory Skin Diseases

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  • © 1999

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Editors:
  1. Jens-Michael Schröder

    1. Department of Dermatology, University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany

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Part of the book series: Progress in Inflammation Research (PIR)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Biosynthesis of fatty acids in the skin and their role in epidermal barrier function

    • Ehrhardt Proksch
    Pages 1-14

  3. Arachidonic acid metabolism in skin

    • Lars Iversen, Knud Kragballe
    Pages 15-37

  4. Role of eicosanoids in psoriasis and atopic skin diseases

    • Karsten Fogh, Knud Kragballe
    Pages 39-53

  5. Cutaneous essential fatty acids and hydroxy fatty acids: Modulation of inflammatory and hyperproliferative processes

    • Vincent A. Ziboh
    Pages 55-67

  6. Dietary fatty acids and skin diseases

    • Rudolf Stadler, Kerstin Schmidt
    Pages 69-89

  7. Inhibitors of eicosanoid biosynthesis in skin inflammation

    • Hans F. Merk
    Pages 91-101

  8. Keratinocytes as a cellular source of inflammatory eicosanoids

    • Luis Vila, Rosa Antón, Mercedes Camacho
    Pages 103-133

  9. Strategies for the analysis of fatty acid mediators of inflammation

    • Anthony I. Mallet
    Pages 135-158

  10. The effect of fatty acid composition and retinoic acid on human keratinocyte plasma membrane viscosity

    • Cynthia L. Marcelo, William R. Dunham
    Pages 159-174

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 175-177
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About this book

Fatty acids play an important role in the barrier function of skin and represent a major source of proinflammatory mediators such as prostaglandins, leukotrienes and other lipids in inflammatory skin disorders. This book combines the two major functions of fatty acids in skin biology. In the first part the biosynthesis of fatty acids in skin with its role in barrier function as well as the role of dietary fatty acids on skin cell function and in the treatment of inflammatory skin diseases is presented. The second part deals with skin as a source of proinflammatory eicosanoids, especially with the keratinocyte as a major cellular source. Metabolism of eicosanoids in skin, its role in psoriasis and atopic dermatitis as well as pharmacological inhibition of eicosanoid biosynthesis is reviewed. The book finishes with a chapter describing the methods used for quantification of fatty acids and derivatives in skin inflammation. Anyone interested in skin physiology would benefit from the overviews about the two sites of fatty acids' function in skin integrity and in skin inflammation.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Dermatology, University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany

    Jens-Michael Schröder

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Fatty Acids and Inflammatory Skin Diseases

  • Editors: Jens-Michael Schröder

  • Series Title: Progress in Inflammation Research

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-8761-8

  • Publisher: Birkhäuser Basel

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Basel AG 1999

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-7643-5847-1Published: 01 December 1998

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-0348-9762-4Published: 14 October 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-0348-8761-8Published: 12 March 2013

  • Series ISSN: 1422-7746

  • Series E-ISSN: 2296-4525

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 177

  • Topics: Dermatology, Life Sciences, general

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