Dietary Glucosylceramide Enhances Tight Junction Function in Skin Epidermis via Induction of Claudin-1

作者:Kawada Chinatsu; Hasegawa Tatsuya; Watanabe Mutsuto; Nomura Yoshihiro*
来源:Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry, 2013, 77(4): 867-869.
DOI:10.1271/bbb.120874

摘要

Dietary glucosylceramide increased the expression of claudin-1 in UVB-irradiated mouse epidermis. Sphingosine and phytosphingosine, metabolites of glucosylceramide, increased trans-epithelial electrical resistance, and phytosphingosine increased claudin-1 mRNA expression in cultured keratinocytes. Our results indicate that the skin barrier improvement induced by dietary glucosylceramide might be due to enhancement of tight junction function, mediated by increased expression of claudin-1 induced by sphingoid metabolites.

  • 出版日期2013-4