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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"transepidermal water loss"”.
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Comparative Analysis of Physiological Measurements and Environmental Metrics on Predicting Heat Stress Related Events
… a baseline. This study provides measurements of transepidermal water loss (TEWL), heart rate, body core temperature, and blood pressure in a controlled environment when human subjects are exposed to high heat and humidity. Thirty subjects (n=17 females, 13 males) were asked to self-express their …
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Effects of a Plant Extract Mixture on Atopic Dermatitis and Psoriasis and their Underlying Mechanisms
… AD patients, where the extract reduced itching, transepidermal water loss, and local visual signs of inflammation. Mechanistic studies conducted in Article II using 2D and 3D AD models revealed aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) activation by the extract. This activation was responsible for the …
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Cutaneous Biophysical Characteristics of Melasma
… corneum (SC) hydration, sebum content, and transepidermal water loss (TEWL) were measured and compared between lesional and perilesional normal skin. The TEWL was re-measured immediately and 5 hours after tape stripping to investigate SC integrity and barrier recovery rate. The sebum content …
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Improving the skin barrier function in atopic dermatitis
… of skin barrier function (increased baseline transepidermal water loss), more so following exposure to a chemical irritant. However, the majority of patients with AD, especially the milder cases, do not have FLG mutations. Some of the wild-type patients in our study were noticed to have …