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. 2017 Sep 13;10:363–371. doi: 10.2147/CCID.S143591

Figure 2.

Figure 2

Increased epidermal barrier recovery rate by phytocera-H treatment of human forearm skin.

Notes: Topically treated phytocera-H affects rapid recovery than C18-ceramide NP control. The result indicates that phytocera-H accelerated recovery of mechanically damaged skin barrier compared to that of control. The recovery rate is presented as relative percent of the tape-perturbed value of each case and expressed as mean ± SEM. *p < 0.05. Tape stripping indicates tape-stripped control. C18-ceramide NP indicates tape-stripped conditions and C18-ceramide NP-treated control. Phytocera-H indicates tape-stripped conditions and phytocera-H-treated cases.

Abbreviations: phytocera-H, horse fat oil-derived ceramide; NP, N-stearoyl phytosphingosine; SEM, standard error of the mean; TEWL, transepidermal water loss.