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Feng Y, Kochovski Z, Arenz C, Lu Y, Kneipp J. Structure and Interaction of Ceramide-Containing Liposomes with Gold Nanoparticles as Characterized by SERS and Cryo-EM. THE JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY. C, NANOMATERIALS AND INTERFACES 2022; 126:13237-13246. [PMID: 35983312 PMCID: PMC9377338 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.2c01930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2022] [Revised: 06/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Due to the great potential of surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) as local vibrational probe of lipid-nanostructure interaction in lipid bilayers, it is important to characterize these interactions in detail. The interpretation of SERS data of lipids in living cells requires an understanding of how the molecules interact with gold nanostructures and how intermolecular interactions influence the proximity and contact between lipids and nanoparticles. Ceramide, a sphingolipid that acts as important structural component and regulator of biological function, therefore of interest to probing, lacks a phosphocholine head group that is common to many lipids used in liposome models. SERS spectra of liposomes of a mixture of ceramide, phosphatidic acid, and phosphatidylcholine, as well as of pure ceramide and of the phospholipid mixture are reported. Distinct groups of SERS spectra represent varied contributions of the choline, sphingosine, and phosphate head groups and the structures of the acyl chains. Spectral bands related to the state of order of the membrane and moreover to the amide function of the sphingosine head groups indicate that the gold nanoparticles interact with molecules involved in different intermolecular relations. While cryogenic electron microscopy shows the formation of bilayer liposomes in all preparations, pure ceramide was found to also form supramolecular, concentric stacked and densely packed lamellar, nonliposomal structures. That the formation of such supramolecular assemblies supports the intermolecular interactions of ceramide is indicated by the SERS data. The unique spectral features that are assigned to the ceramide-containing lipid model systems here enable an identification of these molecules in biological systems and allow us to obtain information on their structure and interaction by SERS.
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- Yiqing Feng
- Department
of Chemistry, Humboldt-Universität
zu Berlin, Brook-Taylor-Straße 2, 12489 Berlin, Germany
- Einstein
Center of Catalysis (EC2/BIG-NSE), Technische
Universität Berlin, Marchstraße 6-8, 10587 Berlin, Germany
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- Department
of Electrochemical Energy Storage, Helmholtz-Zentrum
Berlin für Materialien und Energie, 14109 Berlin, Germany
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- Department
of Chemistry, Humboldt-Universität
zu Berlin, Brook-Taylor-Straße 2, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Department
of Electrochemical Energy Storage, Helmholtz-Zentrum
Berlin für Materialien und Energie, 14109 Berlin, Germany
- Institute
of Chemistry, University of Potsdam, 14467 Potsdam, Germany
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- Department
of Chemistry, Humboldt-Universität
zu Berlin, Brook-Taylor-Straße 2, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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l-Ascorbic acid alkyl esters action on stratum corneum model membranes: An insight into the mechanism for enhanced skin permeation. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2020; 185:110621. [PMID: 31726308 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2019.110621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2019] [Revised: 10/17/2019] [Accepted: 10/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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L-ascorbic acid alkyl esters (ASCn) are lipophilic forms of vitamin C, which act as skin permeation enhancers. We investigated the physical changes induced by incorporating ASCn into stratum corneum (SC) lipid membranes and correlated this with the mechanism proposed in the literature for skin permeation enhancement phenomena. We used lipid monolayers to explore the 2D structure and elasticity of the lipid-enhancer systems. As a comparison, the classic permeation enhancer, oleic acid (OA) and the non-enhancer analogue stearic acid (SA) were analysed. The incorporation of ASCn or OA into SC membranes resulted in more liquid-like films, with a dose-dependent lowering of the compressibility modulus. Brewster angle microscopy (BAM) evidenced partial miscibility of the enhancer with SC lipid components, stabilising the liquid-expanded phase. At the nanoscale, AFM showed that SC lipids form heterogeneous membranes, which underwent structural alterations after incorporating ASCn and fatty acids, such as SA and OA. The lower, cholesterol-enriched phase appears to concentrate the enhancers, whilst the higher ceramide-enriched phase concentrated the non-enhancer SA. Our results and previously reported pieces of evidence indicate a strong pattern in which the rheological properties of SC lipid films are determinant for skin permeation phenomena.
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Čuříková-Kindlová BA, Diat O, Štěpánek F, Vávrová K, Zbytovská J. Probing the interactions among sphingosine and phytosphingosine ceramides with non- and alpha-hydroxylated acyl chains in skin lipid model membranes. Int J Pharm 2019; 563:384-394. [PMID: 30959237 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2019.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2019] [Revised: 04/02/2019] [Accepted: 04/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Ceramides (Cers) are significant constituents of the stratum corneum (SC), the uppermost skin layer responsible for skin barrier properties. Cers are a heterogeneous group of lipids whose mutual interactions are still unclear. To better understand these interactions, we characterized model membranes containing stearic acid, cholesterol, cholesterol sulfate and one or more of the following ceramides: N-stearoyl-sphingosine (CerNS), N-stearoyl-phytosphingosine (CerNP) and N-(2-hydroxy)stearoyl-phytosphingosine (CerAP). Small angle X-ray scattering and FTIR spectroscopy were used to study lipid arrangement, phase separation and thermotropic behaviour. In the one-Cer systems, the membranes with CerNP showed strong hydrogen bonding and significant phase separation, even after phase transition, while the systems containing CerAP and CerNS had increased lipid miscibility. The multi-Cer systems exhibited different behaviour. In particular, the membrane containing all three Cers was a highly miscible system with narrow one-step phase transition, which, of all the studied samples, occurred at the lowest temperatures. Our results show that even a small variation in Cer structure results in substantially different phase behaviour, which is further affected by the presence of other Cer subclasses. Interestingly, the phase behaviour of the most complex three-Cer system was simpler than that of the others, highlighting the importance of lipid diversity in real SC.
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- Barbora Amélie Čuříková-Kindlová
- University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Department of Organic Technology, Technická 5, 166 28 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute de Chimie Séparative de Marcoule, ICSM, CEA, CNRS, ENSCM, Univ Montpellier, Bagnols-sur-Cèze, France
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- University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Technická 5, 166 28 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Charles University, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové, Akademika Heyrovského 1203, 500 05 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
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- University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Department of Organic Technology, Technická 5, 166 28 Prague, Czech Republic; Charles University, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové, Akademika Heyrovského 1203, 500 05 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic.
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Tosato MG, Maya Girón JV, Martin AA, Krishna Tippavajhala V, Fernández Lorenzo de Mele M, Dicelio L. Comparative study of transdermal drug delivery systems of resveratrol: High efficiency of deformable liposomes. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2018; 90:356-364. [DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2018.04.073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2017] [Revised: 04/12/2018] [Accepted: 04/25/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Tfayli A, Jamal D, Vyumvuhore R, Manfait M, Baillet-Guffroy A. Hydration effects on the barrier function of stratum corneum lipids: Raman analysis of ceramides 2, III and 5. Analyst 2014; 138:6582-8. [PMID: 23951566 DOI: 10.1039/c3an00604b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The stratum corneum is the outermost layer of the skin; its barrier function is highly dependent on the composition and the structure as well as the organization of lipids in its extracellular matrix. Ceramides, free fatty acids and cholesterol represent the major lipid classes present in this matrix. They play an important role in maintaining the normal hydration levels required for the normal physiological function. Despite the advancement in the understanding of the structure, composition and the function of the stratum corneum (SC), the concern of "dry skin" remains important in dermatology and care research. Most studies focus on the quantification of water in the skin using different techniques including Raman spectroscopy, while the studies that investigate the effect of hydration on the quality of the barrier function of the skin are limited. Raman spectroscopy provides structural, conformational and organizational information that could help elucidate the effect of hydration on the barrier function of the skin. In order to assess the effect of relative humidity on the lipid barrier function; we used Raman spectroscopy to follow-up the evolution of the conformation and the organization of three synthetic ceramides (CER) differing from each other by the nature of their polar heads (sphingosine, phytosphingosine and α hydroxyl sphingosine), CER 2, III and 5 respectively. CER III and 5 showed a more compact and ordered organization with stronger polar interactions at intermediate relative humidity values, while CER 2 showed opposite tendencies to those observed with CER III and 5.
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- Ali Tfayli
- Group of Analytical Chemistry of Paris-Sud (GCAPS-EA4041), Faculty of Pharmacy, Univ. Paris-Sud, Chatenay-Malabry, France.
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Trebolazabala J, Maguregui M, Morillas H, de Diego A, Madariaga JM. Use of portable devices and confocal Raman spectrometers at different wavelength to obtain the spectral information of the main organic components in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) fruits. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2013; 105:391-9. [PMID: 23333693 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2012.12.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2012] [Revised: 12/12/2012] [Accepted: 12/14/2012] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) fruit samples, in two ripening stages, ripe (red) and unripe (green), collected from a cultivar in the North of Spain (Barrika, Basque Country), were analyzed directly, without any sample pretreatment, with two different Raman instruments (portable spectrometer coupled to a micro-videocamera and a confocal Raman microscope), using two different laser excitation wavelengths (514 and 785 nm, only for the confocal microscope). The combined use of these laser excitation wavelengths allows obtaining, in a short period of time, the maximum spectral information about the main organic compounds present in this fruit. The major identified components of unripe tomatoes were cutin and cuticular waxes. On the other hand, the main components on ripe tomatoes were carotenes, polyphenoles and polysaccharides. Among the carotenes, it was possible to distinguish the presence of lycopene from β-carotene with the help of both excitation wavelengths, but specially using the 514 nm one, which revealed specific overtones and combination tones of this type of carotene.
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- Josu Trebolazabala
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), P.O. Box 664, 48080 Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain.
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Notman R, Anwar J. Breaching the skin barrier--insights from molecular simulation of model membranes. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2013; 65:237-50. [PMID: 22414344 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2012.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2011] [Revised: 02/08/2012] [Accepted: 02/27/2012] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Breaching the skin's barrier function by design is an important strategy for delivering drugs and vaccines to the body. However, while there are many proposed approaches for reversibly breaching the skin barrier, our understanding of the molecular processes involved is still rudimentary. Molecular simulation offers an unprecedented molecular-level resolution with an ability to reproduce molecular and bulk level properties. We review the basis of the molecular simulation methodology and give applications of relevance to the skin lipid barrier, focusing on permeation of molecules and chemical approaches for breaching the lipid barrier by design. The bulk kinetic model based on Fick's Law describing absorption of a drug through skin has been reconciled with statistical mechanical quantities such as the local excess chemical potential and local diffusion coefficient within the membrane structure. Applications of molecular simulation reviewed include investigations of the structure and dynamics of simple models of skin lipids, calculation of the permeability of molecules in simple model membranes, and mechanisms of action of the penetration enhancers, DMSO, ethanol and oleic acid. The studies reviewed illustrate the power and potential of molecular simulation to yield important physical insights, inform and rationalize experimental studies, and to predict structural changes, and kinetic and thermodynamic quantities.
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- Rebecca Notman
- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Scientific Computing, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK
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Schroeter A, Engelbrecht T, Neubert RHH. Influence of short chain ceramides and lipophilic penetration enhancers on the nano-structure of stratum corneum model membranes studied using neutron diffraction. Front Chem Sci Eng 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/s11705-013-1302-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Vyumvuhore R, Tfayli A, Duplan H, Delalleau A, Manfait M, Baillet-Guffroy A. Effects of atmospheric relative humidity on Stratum Corneum structure at the molecular level: ex vivo Raman spectroscopy analysis. Analyst 2013; 138:4103-11. [DOI: 10.1039/c3an00716b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Mishra S, Tandon P. DFT study of structure and vibrational spectra of ceramide 3: comparison to experimental data. MOLECULAR SIMULATION 2012. [DOI: 10.1080/08927022.2012.662645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Larsson K, Quinn P, Sato K, Tiberg F. Lipid barriers at the environment–body interface. Lipids 2012. [DOI: 10.1533/9780857097910.219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Gangliosides and the multiscale modulation of membrane structure. Chem Phys Lipids 2011; 164:796-810. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2011.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2011] [Revised: 09/12/2011] [Accepted: 09/13/2011] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Nonlinear interferometric vibrational imaging for fast label-free visualization of molecular domains in skin. Anal Bioanal Chem 2011; 400:2817-25. [PMID: 21465094 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-011-4953-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2010] [Revised: 03/21/2011] [Accepted: 03/22/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The most prevalent molecular constituents of skin are spatially mapped by the use of nonlinear interferometric vibrational imaging, a coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (CARS)-based technique. Raman-like profiles over the range from 2,800 to 3,000 cm(-1) are acquired by means of completely suppressing the non-resonant background, allowing the generation of images based on the molecule-specific spectral profiles over the probed region with high spatial resolution. A simple algorithm that maps spectral content to color allows the visualization of histology in a manner analogous to that obtained with more conventional staining procedures (e.g., hematoxylin-eosin), but faster and with the benefit of having access to localized spectra, which could further enhance the potential for diagnosis of diseases, especially during the early stages of development.
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Guillard E, Tfayli A, Manfait M, Baillet-Guffroy A. Thermal dependence of Raman descriptors of ceramides. Part II: effect of chains lengths and head group structures. Anal Bioanal Chem 2010; 399:1201-13. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-010-4389-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2010] [Revised: 10/17/2010] [Accepted: 10/25/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Thermal dependence of Raman descriptors of ceramides. Part I: effect of double bonds in hydrocarbon chains. Anal Bioanal Chem 2010; 397:1281-96. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-010-3614-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2009] [Revised: 02/16/2010] [Accepted: 02/22/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Chatzigeorgiou P, Papakonstantopoulos N, Tagaroulia N, Pollatos E, Xynogalas P, Viras K. Solid-solid phase transitions in DL-norvaline studied by differential scanning calorimetry and Raman spectroscopy. J Phys Chem B 2010; 114:1294-300. [PMID: 20043648 DOI: 10.1021/jp9096106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The structural modifications of the amino acid DL-Norvaline have been studied using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and Raman spectroscopy. DSC results showed that this amino acid undergoes two solid-solid phase transitions at -116.9 and -76.1 degrees C in the temperature range -130 to +300 degrees C. Raman spectroscopy was applied to complement DSC results. The combination of the two methodologies point out that the observed phase transitions correspond to an increment of disordering in the aliphatic side chain of amino acid, an augmentation of the rotational motion of the amino group and a decrease of the strength of the intramolecular hydrogen bonding of the initial dimers at low temperatures. The observed phase transitions of DL-norvaline are compared with those found in DL-norleucine.
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- Petros Chatzigeorgiou
- Chemistry Department, Laboratory of Physical Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis, Athens 157 71, Greece.
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Kessner D, Brezesinski G, Funari SS, Dobner B, Neubert RH. Impact of the long chain ω-acylceramides on the stratum corneum lipid nanostructure. Part 1: Thermotropic phase behaviour of CER[EOS] and CER[EOP] studied using X-ray powder diffraction and FT-Raman spectroscopy. Chem Phys Lipids 2010; 163:42-50. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2009.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2009] [Revised: 10/12/2009] [Accepted: 10/26/2009] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Zbytovská J, Kiselev M, Funari S, Garamus V, Wartewig S, Palát K, Neubert R. Influence of cholesterol on the structure of stratum corneum lipid model membrane. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2008.06.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Vezzù K, Bertucco A, Lucien FP. Solid-liquid equilibria of multicomponent lipid mixtures under CO2pressure: Measurement and thermodynamic modeling. AIChE J 2008. [DOI: 10.1002/aic.11543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Kessner D, Ruettinger A, Kiselev MA, Wartewig S, Neubert RHH. Properties of ceramides and their impact on the stratum corneum structure. Part 2: stratum corneum lipid model systems. Skin Pharmacol Physiol 2008; 21:58-74. [PMID: 18187965 DOI: 10.1159/000112956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2007] [Accepted: 07/23/2007] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The stratum corneum (SC) represents the outermost layer of the mammalian skin, exhibits the main skin barrier and plays an important role in the water penetration pathway through the SC. Knowing the structure and properties of the SC at the molecular level is essential for studying drug penetration through the SC and for the development of new dermal drug delivery systems. Therefore, research interest is focused on the SC lipid matrix and on water diffusion through it. Thus, the ultimate aim is to design a lipid mixture that mimics the barrier properties of the human SC to a high extent and that can substitute the SC in drug delivery systems. This review summarizes various studies performed on either isolated animal or human ceramide based SC model systems, coming to the result that using synthetic lipids with a well-defined architecture allows good extrapolation to the in vivo situation. This review is the continuation of part 1 that is focused on a detailed description of the thermotropic and/or lyotropic phase behaviour of single ceramide types obtained by various experimental techniques. The objective of part 2 is to reflect the numerous studies on SC lipid model systems, namely binary, ternary and multicomponent systems, during the last decade. In this context, neutron diffraction as a prospective tool for analyzing the internal membrane structure is addressed in particular. Based on these new insights, current SC models are presented, whose validations are still under discussion. A profound knowledge about SC lipid organization at the molecular level is still missing.
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- D Kessner
- Institute of Pharmacy, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle-Saale, Germany
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Tfayli A, Piot O, Draux F, Pitre F, Manfait M. Molecular characterization of reconstructed skin model by Raman microspectroscopy: comparison with excised human skin. Biopolymers 2007; 87:261-74. [PMID: 17763468 DOI: 10.1002/bip.20832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Human skin is directly exposed to different exogenous agents. Many research works have studied the diffusion, interactions, absorption mechanisms, and/or toxicity of these agents toward different cutaneous structures. With the use of living animals for such tests being more and more rejected; and the number of human volunteers being limited; different types of skin models are used. In the last few years, reconstructed epidermis from cell cultures has been frequently employed, and recent changes in the European chemical policy have approved and encouraged the use of these reconstructed models for skin-related research works and assessments. Among the techniques used actually to study the skin, Raman microspectroscopy is a rising and powerful nondestructive technique that detects characteristic molecular vibrations. In this study, we created a spectral database to index the vibration peaks and bands of a well-known reconstructed epidermis model, the Episkin. The comparison with a native epidermis signal enabled us to put in evidence several spectral differences associated with molecular and structural differences between the skin and the reconstructed model, both maintained in living conditions. In addition to that, we have showed the feasibility of tracking the penetration of a pharmaceutical molecule through the Episkin model. (
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- Ali Tfayli
- MeDIAN Unit, CNRS UMR 6142, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne, France
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Tfayli A, Piot O, Pitre F, Manfait M. Follow-up of drug permeation through excised human skin with confocal Raman microspectroscopy. EUROPEAN BIOPHYSICS JOURNAL: EBJ 2007; 36:1049-58. [PMID: 17565493 DOI: 10.1007/s00249-007-0191-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2007] [Revised: 05/09/2007] [Accepted: 05/15/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Skin is a multilayered organ which covers and protects the surface of human body by providing a barrier function against exogenous agents. Meanwhile, the efficacy of several topically applicated drugs is directly related to their penetration through the skin barrier. Several techniques are commonly used to evaluate the rate, the speed and the depth of penetration of these drugs, but few of them can provide real-time results. Therefore, the use of nondestructive and structurally informative techniques permits a real breakthrough in the investigations on skin penetration at a microscopic scale. Confocal Raman microspectroscopy is a nondestructive and rapid technique which allows information to be obtained from deep layers under the skin surface, giving the possibility of a real-time tracking of the drug in the skin layers. The specific Raman signature of the drug enables its identification in the skin. In this study, we try to follow the penetration of Metronidazole, a drug produced by Galderma as a therapeutic agent for Rosacea treatment, through the skin. The first step was the spectral characterization of Metronidazole in the skin. Then micro-axial profiles were conducted to follow the penetration of the drug in the superficial layers, on excised human skin specimens. For more accurate information, transverse sections were cut from the skin and spectral images were conducted, giving information down to several millimeters deep. Moreover, the collected spectra permit us to follow the structural modifications, induced by the Metronidazole on the skin, by studying the changes in the spectral signature of the skin constituents.
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- Ali Tfayli
- MeDIAN Unit, CNRS UMR 6142, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Reims Champagne, Ardenne, France
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Corbe E, Laugel C, Yagoubi N, Baillet A. Role of ceramide structure and its microenvironment on the conformational order of model stratum corneum lipids mixtures: an approach by FTIR spectroscopy. Chem Phys Lipids 2007; 146:67-75. [PMID: 17296172 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2006.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2006] [Revised: 10/25/2006] [Accepted: 12/18/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The aim of this study is to investigate the influence of ceramide head group architecture and free fatty acid (another main class of stratum corneum lipids) or protein (keratin), on the lamellar organization of the ceramide auto-associated in model films mimicking lipid organization within the stratum corneum. FTIR spectroscopy is a powerful technique for investigating the structure of such systems. This technique has already been used to characterize phase transitions of the SC and of related model systems. As temperature is known to modify the conformational order of lipids, we used it as a variable parameter to monitor the differences in the conformational stability of ceramides. Our study included four ceramides: ceramide 2, 3, 5 and 6 which differ by their head group architecture. Two kinds of lipid-lipid interactions were studied: non-polar and polar. We noted some structural factors which participated to the organizational behavior: insaturation of alkyl chain, alpha-hydroxyl on fatty acid moiety and sphingosine or phytosphingosine head group. There is a direct interaction of palmitic acid on alkyl chains organization and a weak interaction with polar head group in presence of keratin, both provoking a destabilization of the ceramidic orthorhombic organization.
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- E Corbe
- Groupe de Chimie Analytique de Paris-Sud EA 3343, France.
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Gooris GS, Bouwstra JA. Infrared spectroscopic study of stratum corneum model membranes prepared from human ceramides, cholesterol, and fatty acids. Biophys J 2007; 92:2785-95. [PMID: 17277189 PMCID: PMC1831687 DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.094292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The outermost layer of the skin, the stratum corneum, consists of corneocytes surrounded by lipid domains. The main lipid classes in stratum corneum are cholesterol, ceramides (CER), and free fatty acids forming two crystalline lamellar phases. However, only limited information is available on whether the various lipid classes participate in the same crystalline lattices or if separate domains are formed within the lipid lamellae. In this article infrared spectroscopic studies are reported of hydrated mixtures prepared from cholesterol, human CER, and free fatty acids. Evaluation of the methylene stretching vibrations revealed a conformational disordering starting at approximately 60 degrees C for all mixtures. Examination of the rotational ordering (scissoring and rocking vibrations) of mixtures prepared from equimolar cholesterol and CER with a variation in the level of free fatty acids showed that at lower free fatty acid content orthorhombic and hexagonal domains coexist in the lipid lamellae. Increasing the fatty acid level to an equimolar cholesterol/CER/fatty acid mixture reveals the dominant presence of an orthorhombic lattice, confirming x-ray diffraction studies. Replacing the protonated free fatty acid chains by their perdeuterated counterparts demonstrates that free fatty acids and CER participate in the same orthorhombic lattice up to a level of slightly less than 1:1:0.75 cholesterol/CER/free fatty acids molar ratio but that free fatty acids also form separate domains within the lipid lamellae at equimolar ratios at room temperature. However, no evidence for this has been observed at 32 degrees C. Extrapolating these findings to the situation in stratum corneum led us conclude that in stratum corneum, fatty acids and CER participate in the orthorhombic lattice at 32 degrees C, the skin temperature.
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- G S Gooris
- Leiden/Amsterdam Center for Drug Research, Department of Drug Delivery Technology, Leiden University, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands
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Arseneault M, Lafleur M. Cholesterol sulfate and Ca(2+) modulate the mixing properties of lipids in stratum corneum model mixtures. Biophys J 2006; 92:99-114. [PMID: 17028138 PMCID: PMC1697843 DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.090167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The influence of cholesterol sulfate (CS) and calcium on the phase behavior of lipid mixtures mimicking the stratum corneum (SC) lipids was examined using vibrational spectroscopy. Raman microspectrocopy showed that equimolar mixtures of ceramide, palmitic acid, and cholesterol underwent a phase transition in which, at low temperatures, lipids formed mainly a mosaic of microcrystalline phase-separated domains, and above 45 degrees C, a more fluid and disordered phase in which the three lipid species were more miscible. In the presence of Ca(2+), there was the formation of fatty acid-Ca(2+) complexes that led to domains stable on heating. Consequently, these lipid mixtures remained heterogeneous, and the fatty acid molecules were not extensively involved in the formation of the fluid lipid phase, which included mainly ceramide and cholesterol. However, the presence of CS displaced the association site of Ca(2+) ions and inhibited the formation of domains formed by the fatty acid molecules complexed with Ca(2+) ions. This work reveals that CS and Ca(2+) modulate the lipid mixing properties and the lipid order in SC lipid models. The balance in the equilibria involving Ca(2+), CS, and fatty acids is proposed to have an impact on the organization and the function of the epidermis.
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Silva CL, Nunes SCC, Eusébio MES, Sousa JJS, Pais AACC. Study of human stratum corneum and extracted lipids by thermomicroscopy and DSC. Chem Phys Lipids 2006; 140:36-47. [PMID: 16480966 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2006.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2005] [Revised: 01/06/2006] [Accepted: 01/06/2006] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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A study on the thermal behavior of human stratum corneum and lipids is described. The use of high scanning rate DSC for both SC and extracted lipids allows the consistent determination of transition temperatures, including those of lower energy. Changes are found both at physiological and higher temperatures. There is a clear correspondence between the thermotropic behavior of these two systems. However, one of the transitions found in human SC (approximately 55 degrees C) is absent in extracted lipids and may be ascribed to those covalently-linked to corneocytes. Lipidic thermotropic behavior is clearly found above 100 degrees C, in which proteins do not play an exclusive role. Changes related to most transitions are observed directly by polarized light thermal microscopy in extracted lipids. This technique also allowed for the observation of large segregated domains in the extracted lipids. A drastic change is observed at approximately 60 degrees C, corresponding to the disruption of the lamellar structure.
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- C L Silva
- Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade de Coimbra, 3004-535 Coimbra, Portugal
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Garidel P. Monitoring the Penetration and Distribution of Topically Applied Formulations through the Skin in Relation to the Skin Protein/Lipid Morphological Characteristics. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006. [DOI: 10.1159/000088011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Raudenkolb S, Wartewig S, Brezesinski G, Funari SS, Neubert RHH. Hydration properties of N-(α-hydroxyacyl)-sphingosine: X-ray powder diffraction and FT–Raman spectroscopic studies. Chem Phys Lipids 2005; 136:13-22. [PMID: 15950211 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2005.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2004] [Revised: 03/16/2005] [Accepted: 03/21/2005] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The thermotropic properties of N-(alpha-hydroxyacyl)-sphingosine (CER[AS]) in dry and hydrated state were studied by means of X-ray powder diffraction and FT-Raman spectroscopy. The polymorphic states of the CER[AS]/water mixture (lamellar crystalline, lamellar hexagonal gel, liquid crystalline) depend on the thermal pre-treatment of the sample. Only by heating the CER[AS]/water mixture above the melting chain transition can the system be hydrated. At room temperature, both dry and hydrated states form lamellar structures, which differ in their repeat distance and packing of hydrocarbon chains. Above the melting chain transition, hydrated CER[AS] forms a liquid crystalline hexagonal phase, whereas anhydrous CER[AS] forms an isotropic liquid phase. The various phases of hydrated CER[AS] are distinguished on the basis of the corresponding Raman spectra.
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- Steve Raudenkolb
- Department of Pharmacy, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Wolfgang-Langenbeck-Str. 4, D-06120 Halle/Saale, Germany
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Brocca P, Cantù L, Del Favero E, Dubois M, Motta S, Tunesi S, Zemb T. Headgroup and chain melting transition in dispersed bilayers of GM3 ganglioside. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2005.02.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Raith K, Farwanah H, Wartewig S, Neubert RHH. Progress in the analysis of Stratum corneum ceramides. EUR J LIPID SCI TECH 2004. [DOI: 10.1002/ejlt.200400982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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de Jager MW, Gooris GS, Dolbnya IP, Bras W, Ponec M, Bouwstra JA. Novel lipid mixtures based on synthetic ceramides reproduce the unique stratum corneum lipid organization. J Lipid Res 2004; 45:923-32. [PMID: 14967818 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m300484-jlr200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Lipid lamellae present in the outermost layer of the skin protect the body from uncontrolled water loss. In human stratum corneum (SC), two crystalline lamellar phases are present, which contain mostly cholesterol, free fatty acids, and nine types of free ceramides. Previous studies have demonstrated that the SC lipid organization can be mimicked with model mixtures based on isolated SC lipids. However, those studies are hampered by low availability and high interindividual variability of the native tissue. To elucidate the role of each lipid class in the formation of a competent skin barrier, the use of synthetic lipids would offer an alternative. The small- and wide-angle X-ray diffraction results of the present study show for the first time that synthetic lipid mixtures, containing only three synthetic ceramides, reflect to a high extent the SC lipid organization. Both an appropriately chosen preparation method and lipid composition promote the formation of two characteristic lamellar phases with repeat distances similar to those found in native SC. From all synthetic lipid mixtures examined, equimolar mixtures of cholesterol, ceramides, and free fatty acids equilibrated at 80 degrees C resemble to the highest extent the lamellar and lateral SC lipid organization, both at room and increased temperatures.
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- Miranda W de Jager
- Leiden/Amsterdam Center for Drug Research, Department of Drug Delivery Technology, University of Leiden, Leiden, The Netherlands
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According to the knowledge acquired some 15 years ago, the cutaneous lipids may be classified into 2 families: the "neutral" lipids, represented by cholesterol, cholesterol esters, cholesterol sulphate, triglycerides, free fatty acids, squalen and alcanes, and the "polar" lipids including phospholipids (phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylserine, phosphatidylethanolamine, sphingomyeline) and sphingolipids (ceramides I-VII, monohexosylceramides). From the functional point of view, free fatty acids, cholesterol, and ceramides organised in layers are the most important components of intercellular spaces of the stratum corneum. Analytic methods have been recently developed to help understand the structural organisation of these various molecules within the horny layer and their influence on the epidermal barrier function. Raman microspectroscopy or X-ray diffraction are most frequently used. Differential calorimetry and fluorescence or infrared spectroscopy provide complementary information. The principal findings are: lamellar structure depends on the presence of ceramides supplemented by adequate quantities of free fatty acids and cholesterol; ceramide chains interact to provide the ordered structure and ceramide-1 is necessary for stabilisation of lipid layers; cholesterol may regulate the molecular mobility of hydrocarbon chains within the bi-layers. Knowledge of the molecular structure of the barrier lipids finds several applications, e.g.: in pharmacology--conception of new formulations adapted for percutaneous and topical application of drugs; in dermatology--comprehension of physiopathologic mechanisms of various dermatoses; in biotechnology--development of skin substitutes with valid stratum corneum barrier; in cosmetics--choice of best formulations suited for reconstruction of the intercellular lipid substance.
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- M C Martini
- Faculté de médecine et de pharmacie, université Claude-Bernard, Lyon 1, France.
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Raudenkolb S, Hübner W, Rettig W, Wartewig S, Neubert RHH. Polymorphism of ceramide 3. Part 1: an investigation focused on the head group of N-octadecanoylphytosphingosine. Chem Phys Lipids 2003; 123:9-17. [PMID: 12637161 DOI: 10.1016/s0009-3084(02)00127-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The thermotropic phase behaviour of the ceramide N-octadecanoylphytosphingosine (CER3) was investigated using differential scanning calorimetry, X-ray powder diffraction and FT-IR spectroscopy. CER3 was shown to be a polymorphic substance depending on the crystallisation conditions. Three different solid states were found. The FT-IR results elucidate changes in the hydrogen bonding interactions of the ceramide head group. It was shown that the amide I and the amide II vibration bands are quite sensitive to the phase transitions of CER. There are clear shifts in the band positions of those bands passing the phase transitions. Furthermore, changes were observed in the NH- and OH- stretching region. The study shows that there are strong inter- and intramolecular hydrogen bonds between hydroxy groups in the ceramide head group. There are also strong hydrogen bonds to the amide oxygen as shown by the band positions of the amide vibrations. The H-bonding network and conformation of the head group of CER3 alters due to the phase transitions.
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- Steve Raudenkolb
- Department of Pharmacy, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Wolfgang-Langenbeck-Str 4, D-06120 Halle Saale, Germany
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Velkova V, Lafleur M. Influence of the lipid composition on the organization of skin lipid model mixtures: an infrared spectroscopy investigation. Chem Phys Lipids 2002; 117:63-74. [PMID: 12191845 DOI: 10.1016/s0009-3084(02)00042-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The polymorphism of the lipids of the stratum corneum (SC), the top layer of the epidermis, has a fundamental impact on the permeability properties of the skin barrier. In this work, we have examined by infrared spectroscopy the thermal behavior of model mixtures involving ceramide, palmitic acid and cholesterol, the three main components of the SC lipids, to gain a refined description of the participation of the various lipid species in the different phases observed as a function of temperature. The results show that below 40 degrees C ceramide, cholesterol and palmitic acid exist mainly in crystalline domains and the lipidic species show very limited miscibility. Between 40 and 50 degrees C, a transition from the crystalline to a liquid ordered (lo) phase occurs and it involves ceramides, cholesterol and palmitic acid. When the mixture has a high cholesterol content, this lo phase is stable up to 75 degrees C. For low cholesterol content, the mixtures undergo a second transition toward a more disordered phase which is likely not lamellar. The formation of these phases is critically dependent on the lipid composition and, therefore, it is likely that composition changes of SC lipids affect the phase behavior and, consequently, the skin barrier properties.
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- Vera Velkova
- Department of Chemistry, Université de Montréal, C.P. 6128, Succ. Centre Ville, Montréal, Québec, Canada H3C 3J7
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Ohta N, Hatta I. Interaction among molecules in mixtures of ceramide/stearic acid, ceramide/cholesterol and ceramide/stearic acid/cholesterol. Chem Phys Lipids 2002; 115:93-105. [PMID: 12047901 DOI: 10.1016/s0009-3084(02)00027-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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To elucidate the interaction among the molecules which constitute intercellular lipids of stratum corneum, the phase diagrams in the binary mixtures of N-octadecanoyl-phytosphingosine (CER)/stearic acid (SA) and CER/cholesterol (CHOL) were studied by differential scanning calorimetry and by small- and wide-angle X-ray diffraction. These phase diagrams are mostly expressed by a eutectic type one. However, from their detailed analyses, it was revealed that in the phase diagram of CER/SA a new solid structure is formed just above the eutectic temperature. The lamellar spacing of the new structure is nearly equal to the length given by the sum of the two molecules of CER and/or SA, that is, in the lipid bilayer the hydrocarbon chains of CER and SA lie almost perpendicular to the lipid bilayer surface and the two kinds of molecules distribute homogeneously. On the other hand, in the binary mixture of CER/CHOL, CHOL molecules are apt to be isolated from the mixture. In a ternary mixture composed of equimolar lipids of CER, CHOL and SA, it was found that a pseudo-hexagonal structure takes place even in the solid state. This fact indicates that the three components are miscible and the hydrocarbon chains lie perpendicular to the lipid bilayer surface. We can draw the conclusion that the multi-component mixtures containing ceramide are apt to form the lamellar structure where even in the solid state the hydrocarbon chains lie perpendicular to the lipid bilayer surface and the components with hydrocarbon chains distribute homogeneously.
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- Noboru Ohta
- Department of Applied Physics, Nagoya University, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Japan
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There is a growing awareness of the utility of lipid phase behavior data in studies of membrane-related phenomena. Such miscibility information is commonly reported in the form of temperature-composition (T-C) phase diagrams. The current index is a conduit to the relevant literature. It lists lipid phase diagrams, their components and conditions of measurement, and complete bibliographic information. The main focus of the index is on lipids of membrane origin where water is the dispersing medium. However, it also includes records on acylglycerols, fatty acids, cationic lipids, and detergent-containing systems. The miscibility of synthetic and natural lipids with other lipids, with water, and with biomolecules (proteins, nucleic acids, carbohydrates, etc.) and non-biological materials (drugs, anesthetics, organic solvents, etc.) is within the purview of the index. There are 2188 phase diagram records in the index, the bulk (81%) of which refers to binary (two-component) T-C phase diagrams. The remainder is made up of more complex (ternary, quaternary) systems, pressure-T phase diagrams, and other more exotic miscibility studies. The index covers the period from 1965 through to July, 2001.
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- Rumiana Koynova
- Biochemistry, Biophysics, Chemistry, The Ohio State University, 100 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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Pohle W, Selle C, Rettig W, Heiser U, Dobner B, Wartewig S. Phase transitions and hydrogen bonding in a bipolar phosphocholine evidenced by calorimetry and vibrational spectroscopy. Arch Biochem Biophys 2001; 396:151-61. [PMID: 11747292 DOI: 10.1006/abbi.2001.2593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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As a model for natural archaebacterial bolalipids, we have synthesized omega-hydroxybehenylphosphocholine (HBPC, HO-(CH(2))(22)-OP(O(-)(2))O-(CH(2))(2)-N+(CH(3))(3)) and investigated it, by Fourier-transform infrared and Raman spectroscopy and differential scanning calorimetry, both as fully hydrated dispersions (varying temperature) and as aligned films (varying hydration) in terms of particular structural features predestining such bipolar lipids for their occurrence in extremophilic organisms. The phase behavior of HBPC in dispersions depends on sample pretreatment as it comprises metastabilities in annealed samples. However, main transition proceeds consistently near 81 degrees C. Some (extra) deal of headgroup (phosphate) hydration accompanying a gel-gel phase transition near 66 degrees C appears to precede chain melting. Studies with HBPC films revealed lamellar interdigitated-like solid phases with an extraordinarily strong omega-OH--OPO(-) omega-OH--OPO(-) omega-OH hydrogen-bond pattern formed along both sides of the resulting monolayers. The "clamping" effect inherent to such structures provides a clue to explain the relatively high main-transition temperature of HBPC assemblies.
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- W Pohle
- Institute of Molecular Biology, Friedrich-Schiller University Jena, Winzerlaer Strasse 10, D-07745 Jena, Germany.
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Phase diagram and emulsion properties of n-octyl β-d-glucoside/water/octanoic acid containing pseudo-ceramide mixtures. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2001. [DOI: 10.1016/s0927-7757(01)00750-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Percot A, Lafleur M. Direct observation of domains in model stratum corneum lipid mixtures by Raman microspectroscopy. Biophys J 2001; 81:2144-53. [PMID: 11566785 PMCID: PMC1301686 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3495(01)75862-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Several studies on intact and model stratum corneum (SC), the top layer of the epidermis, have suggested the presence of crystalline domains. In the present work, we used micro-Raman mapping to detect lipid domains in model lipid mixtures formed by an equimolar mixture of ceramides, cholesterol, and palmitic acid, the three main lipid species of SC. We were able to determine the spatial distribution of the three compounds individually based on the systematic analysis of band areas. As a control, we studied freeze-dried lipid mixtures, and the Raman microspectroscopy reported faithfully the homogeneous distribution of the three compounds. Spectral mapping was then performed on hydrated equimolar mixtures carefully annealed. In this case, clear phase separations were observed. Domains enriched in cholesterol, ceramides, or palmitic acid with a size of a few tens of square microns were detected. These findings constitute the first direct evidence of the formation of heterogeneous domains in the SC lipid models in a bulk phase. Raman microspectroscopy is an innovative approach to characterize the conditions leading to the formation of domains and provides new insights into the understanding of the skin barrier.
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- A Percot
- Département de Chimie and Groupe de Recherche en Transport Membranaire, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec H3C 3J7, Canada
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Chen H, Mendelsohn R, Rerek ME, Moore DJ. Effect of cholesterol on miscibility and phase behavior in binary mixtures with synthetic ceramide 2 and octadecanoic acid. Infrared studies. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 2001; 1512:345-56. [PMID: 11406112 DOI: 10.1016/s0005-2736(01)00339-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The three main lipid components of the stratum corneum, namely ceramides, free fatty acids and cholesterol, play a fundamental role in the maintenance of the skin barrier. The current investigation is aimed toward understanding the miscibility and intermolecular interactions of these lipids. Toward this end, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopic studies of the three possible equimolar binary mixtures of cholesterol, a synthetic non-hydroxylated fatty acid N-acyl sphingosine with a C18 chain length (N-stearoylsphingosine, approximating human ceramide 2), and stearic acid were undertaken. The thermotropic responses of the methylene stretching and scissoring vibrations were used to evaluate chain conformation and packing respectively. Selective perdeuteration, of either the stearic acid or the ceramide acid chains, permitted separate and simultaneous evaluation of the conformational order and packing properties of the sphingosine chain, the amide linked fatty acid chains and/or the stearic acid chain. Whereas cholesterol mixed well with ceramide at physiological temperatures, the stearic acid was miscible with the cholesterol only at relatively high temperatures where the fatty acid is disordered. A complex interaction between stearic acid and ceramide was detected. A separate fatty acid-rich phase persisted until at least 50 degrees C, whereas at higher temperatures the components appear to be quite miscible. However, a preferential association of the fatty acid with the ceramide base chain is indicated. None of the binary systems studied exhibit miscibility and interactions resembling those in the ternary mixtures of these substances, which is widely used to model stratum corneum. The role of cholesterol in controlling the miscibility characteristics in the ternary system is evident.
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- H Chen
- Rutgers University, Department of Chemistry, Newark, NJ 07102, USA
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Inoue T, Yanagihara S, Misono Y, Suzuki M. Effect of fatty acids on phase behavior of hydrated dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine bilayer: saturated versus unsaturated fatty acids. Chem Phys Lipids 2001; 109:117-33. [PMID: 11269932 DOI: 10.1016/s0009-3084(00)00170-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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The effect of some fatty acids on the phase behavior of hydrated dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC) bilayer was investigated with special interest in possible difference between saturated and unsaturated fatty acids. The phase behavior of hydrated DPPC bilayer was followed by a differential scanning calorimetry and a Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The addition of palmitic acid (PA) increased the bilayer phase transition temperature with the increase of the PA content in the mixture. In addition, DPPC molecules in gel phase bilayer became more rigid in the presence of PA compared with those in the absence of PA. This effect of PA on the phase behavior of hydrated DPPC bilayer is common to other saturated fatty acids, stearic acid, myristic acid, and also to unsaturated fatty acid with trans double bond, elaidic acid. Contrary to these fatty acids, oleic acid (OA), the unsaturated fatty acid with cis double bond in the acyl chain, exhibited quite different behavior. The effect of OA on the bilayer phase transition temperature was rather small, although a slight decrease in the temperature was appreciable. Furthermore, the IR spectral results demonstrated that the perturbing effect of OA on the gel phase bilayer of DPPC was quite small. These results mean that OA does not disturb the hydrated DPPC bilayer significantly.
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- T Inoue
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Fukuoka University, Nanakuma, Jonan-ku, Fukuoka 814-0180, Japan.
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Ford JL, Willson R. Thermal analysis and calorimetry of pharmaceuticals. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1999. [DOI: 10.1016/s1573-4374(99)80020-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/01/2023]
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Lipid Model Membranes and Biomembranes. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1999. [DOI: 10.1016/s1573-4374(99)80006-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/07/2023]
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Wartewig S, Neubert R, Rettig W, Hesse K. Structure of stratum corneum lipids characterized by FT-Raman spectroscopy and DSC. IV. Mixtures of ceramides and oleic acid. Chem Phys Lipids 1998. [DOI: 10.1016/s0009-3084(97)00105-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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