Bookvolume editor, Tove Agner.
Contents:
Filaggrin and skin barrier function
Stratum Corneum lipids: their role for the skin barrier function in healthy subjects and atopic dermatitis patients
Importance of tight junctions in relation to skin barrier function
Antimicrobial peptides, infections and the skin barrier
Biological variation in skin barrier function: from A (atopic dermatitis) to X (xerosis)
Methods for the assessment of barrier function
In vivo raman confocal spectroscopy in the investigation of the skin barrier
Irritants and skin barrier function
Skin barrier function and allergens
Penetration through the skin barrier
Treatments improving skin barrier function
Standards for the protection of skin barrier function
The role of the skin barrier in occupational skin diseases
Wet work and barrier function
Saving the barrier by prevention.