Research
breakthrough for drugs via the skin
(April 26, 2012) A research team at Karolinska Institutet has succeeded
in describing the structure and function of the outermost layer of the skin -
the stratum corneum - at a molecular level. This opens the way not only for the
large-scale delivery of drugs via the skin, but also for a deeper understanding
of skin diseases.
"You
could say that we've solved the puzzle of the skin barrier, something that has
great potential significance for dermatology," says principal investigator
Lars Norlén, associate professor at Karolinska Institutet's Dermatology and
Venereology Unit.