Epidermal barrier disorders and corneodesmosome defects.
Corneodesmosomes are modified desmosomes present in the stratum corneum (SC). They are crucial for SC cohesion and, thus, constitute one of the pivotal elements of the functional protective barrier of human skin. Expression of corneodesmosomes and, notably, the process of their degradation are probably altered during several dermatoses leading to the disruption of the permeability barrier or to abnormal, often compensative, SC accumulation. These different situations are reviewed in the present paper.
EA4169 "Fundamental, Clinical and Therapeutic Aspects of the Skin Barrier Function", Université Lyon 1, 8 Avenue Rockefeller, 69373, Lyon, France, marek.haftek@univ-lyon1.fr.
Marek
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Haftek
D000818:Animals; D003896:Desmosomes / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004817:Epidermis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D030342:Genetic Diseases, Inborn / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000473:pathology*