Horse-Derived Ceramide Accentuates Glucosylceramide Synthase and Ceramide Synthase 3 by Activating PPARβ/δ and/or PPARγ to Stimulate Ceramide Synthesis

Horse-derived ceramide (HC), which contains galactosylceramides as its main component, significantly improves skin symptoms when applied topically to patients with atopic dermatitis. We speculated that efficacy resulted from the amelioration of epidermal ceramide metabolism, and we characterized tho...

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Main Authors: Tami Igarashi, Hiroki Yanagi, Masayuki Yagi, Masamitsu Ichihashi, Genji Imokawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-02-01
Series:Biomedicines
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/11/2/548