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Journal of Lipid Research, Vol 32, 1151-1158, Copyright © 1991 by Lipid Research, Inc.

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Regulation of epidermal sphingolipid synthesis by permeability barrier function

WM Holleran, KR Feingold, MQ Man, WN Gao, JM Lee and PM Elias
Department of Dermatology, University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco 94121.

A mixture of sphingolipids, cholesterol, and free fatty acids forms the intercellular membrane bilayers of the stratum corneum which are presumed to regulate epidermal barrier function. Prior studies have shown that both cholesterol and fatty acid synthesis are rapidly regulated by epidermal barrier requirements. In contrast, the importance of sphingolipids in barrier function has not been directly demonstrated. Here, we have assessed both sphingolipid synthesis by [3H]H2O incorporation and serine palmitoyl transferase (SPT) activity in relation to modulations in barrier function. Incorporation of [3H]H2O into sphingolipids increased after barrier disruption with acetone, with maximal increase (170%) occurring 5-7 h after treatment (P less than 0.005). As barrier function returned to normal over 24 h, incorporation of tritium into sphingolipids normalized. SPT activity also increased after barrier disruption, peaking at 6 h (150%) (P less than 0.05), and returning towards normal by 24 h. Artificial restoration of the barrier with a water vapor-impermeable membrane prevented the increases in both [3H]H2O incorporation into sphingolipids and enzyme activity. Finally, SPT activity was increased in two other models of barrier dysfunction, cellophane tape-stripping and essential fatty acid deficiency. Occlusion normalized SPT activity in both of these models as well. These studies: a) demonstrate a distinctive, delayed increase in epidermal sphingolipid synthesis in response to barrier requirements that contrasts with the immediate responses of cholesterol and fatty acid synthesis; and b) suggest that sphingolipids are important for the maintenance of the epidermal permeability barrier.
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