Isosorbide di-(linoleate/oleate) stimulates pro-differentiation gene expression to restore the epidermal barrier and improve skin hydration
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ABSTRACT: The breakdown of epidermal barrier and consequent loss of skin hydration is a feature of skin aging and eczematous dermatitis. Few treatments, however, resolve these underlying processes to provide full symptomatic relief. In this study, we generated a novel compound, isosorbide di-(linoleate/oleate) (IDL), by esterifying isosorbide with sunflower fatty acids. Topical effects of IDL in skin were compared to those of ethyl linoleate/oleate (EL), which has previously been shown to improve skin barrier function. Both IDL and EL down-regulated inflammatory gene expression, but IDL more effectively up-regulated the expression of genes associated with keratinocyte differentiation (e.g., KRT1, GRHL2, SPRR4). Consistent with this, IDL increased abundance of epidermal barrier proteins (filaggrin and involucrin) and prevented cytokine-mediated stratum corneum degradation. IDL also down-regulated expression of “unhealthy skin signature” genes linked to loss of epidermal homeostasis and uniquely repressed an interferon-inducible co-expression module activated in multiple skin diseases including psoriasis. In a double-blind placebo-controlled trial enrolling females with dry skin, 2% IDL lotion applied over 2 weeks significantly improved skin hydration and decreased transepidermal water loss (NCT04253704). These results demonstrate mechanisms by which IDL improves skin hydration and epidermal barrier function, supporting IDL as an effective intervention for treatment of xerotic pruritic skin.
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
PROVIDER: GSE157932 | GEO | 2020/11/16
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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