PMID- 8931871 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 19970328 LR - 20190905 IS - 0340-3696 (Print) IS - 0340-3696 (Linking) VI - 288 IP - 11 DP - 1996 Oct TI - Changes in keratinocyte differentiation following mild irritation by sodium dodecyl sulphate. PG - 684-90 AB - Although the induction of acute irritant dermatitis by detergents has been studied extensively in recent years, our understanding of the cell biological events in the repair phase, and its relevance for the development of chronic irritant dermatitis is limited. Here we studied the reaction pattern of human skin to short-term application of sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) in a model that induced a minimal acute inflammatory reaction (absence of polymorphonuclear leucocytes, PMN) and did not have cytopathic effects on the epidermal keratinocytes as determined by histological investigation. All parameters were measured up to 14 days after exposure to SDS. Application of SDS caused disturbances of barrier function as measured by transepidermal water loss and had vascular effects as judged by erythema. Several cell biological markers for epidermal growth and differentiation were examined by immunohistochemistry. A rapid and strong induction of the cornified envelope precursor protein involucrin was seen in the stratum spinosum, with a peak at 24 h. Within 24 h a strong upregulation of epidermal fatty acid binding protein (E-FABP) was noted, with a peak at 7 days after injury. Cellular proliferation in the basal layer was increased fivefold as assessed by nuclear staining for the Ki-67 antigen, showing a peak at 48 h. Surprisingly, no significant induction of cytokeratin 16 and SKALP/elafin expression, two markers associated with epidermal hyper-proliferation and inflammation, was seen. These findings suggest that the cellular changes following exposure to detergent are distinct from those seen in other forms of skin injury. We would speculate that the epidermal response to detergent exposure is primarily directed at restoration of barrier function. FAU - Le, M AU - Le M AD - Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Nijmegen, The Netherlands. FAU - Schalkwijk, J AU - Schalkwijk J FAU - Siegenthaler, G AU - Siegenthaler G FAU - van de Kerkhof, P C AU - van de Kerkhof PC FAU - Veerkamp, J H AU - Veerkamp JH FAU - van der Valk, P G AU - van der Valk PG LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - Germany TA - Arch Dermatol Res JT - Archives of dermatological research JID - 8000462 RN - 0 (Biomarkers) RN - 0 (Carrier Proteins) RN - 0 (Detergents) RN - 0 (FABP5 protein, human) RN - 0 (FABP7 protein, human) RN - 0 (Fatty Acid-Binding Protein 7) RN - 0 (Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins) RN - 0 (Ki-67 Antigen) RN - 0 (Myelin P2 Protein) RN - 0 (Neoplasm Proteins) RN - 0 (Protein Precursors) RN - 0 (Proteinase Inhibitory Proteins, Secretory) RN - 0 (Proteins) RN - 0 (Tumor Suppressor Proteins) RN - 368GB5141J (Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate) RN - 60108-77-2 (involucrin) RN - 68238-35-7 (Keratins) SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Biomarkers MH - Carrier Proteins/metabolism MH - Cell Differentiation/drug effects MH - Cell Division/drug effects MH - Dermatitis, Irritant/etiology/metabolism/pathology MH - Detergents/*toxicity MH - Epidermis/drug effects/metabolism/pathology MH - Erythema/etiology MH - Fatty Acid-Binding Protein 7 MH - Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Keratinocytes/*drug effects/metabolism/*pathology MH - Keratins/metabolism MH - Ki-67 Antigen/metabolism MH - Male MH - Models, Biological MH - Myelin P2 Protein/metabolism MH - *Neoplasm Proteins MH - Protein Precursors/metabolism MH - Proteinase Inhibitory Proteins, Secretory MH - Proteins/metabolism MH - Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate/*toxicity MH - Time Factors MH - *Tumor Suppressor Proteins EDAT- 1996/10/01 00:00 MHDA- 1996/10/01 00:01 CRDT- 1996/10/01 00:00 PHST- 1996/10/01 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 1996/10/01 00:01 [medline] PHST- 1996/10/01 00:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1007/BF02505278 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Arch Dermatol Res. 1996 Oct;288(11):684-90. doi: 10.1007/BF02505278.