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An investigation of the effects of UV A irradiation on the stratum corneum lipids was carried out in vitro on films. The modifications of their conformational order were studied by FTIR and the formation of new entities was detected by mass spectroscopy. The results show not only differences in behaviour of the three lipid classes (fatty acids (FA), ceramides (CER), and cholesterol), but also variation within a class, depending on the molecules structure. Upon UV A irradiation, ␤ scission occurs on all the components, saturated and unsaturated. Moreover, unsaturated FA or CER having a double bond on their FA moiety may become saturated or may be transformed into their free radical form. Unsaturated FA are more sensitive to UV A and lead more easily to oxygenated components than unsaturated CER. The chemical effects are irradiation dose dependent but do not deeply influence the supramolecular organisation of these lipids. The global conformation of the lipids stays in an orthorhombic state, a decrease of the packing density however is observed.

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Author

C. Merle; C. Laugel; A. Baillet-Guffroy

Publisher

Elsevier Science; Elsevier ; Elsevier BV (ISSN 0009-3084)

Published

2008

Language

EN

Field

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (Life Sciences)