Biosynthesis of Fatty Acids in the Skin and their Role in Epidermal Barrier function --;Arachidonic Acid Metabolism in Skin --;Role of Eicosanoids in Psoriasis and Atopic Skin Diseases --;Cutaneous Essential Fatty Acids and Hydroxy Fatty Acids: Modulation of Inflammatory and Hyperproliferative Processes --;Dietary Fatty Acids and Skin Diseases --;Inhibitors of Eicosanoid Biosynthesis in Skin Inflammation --;Keratinocytes as a Cellular Source of Inflammatory Eicosanoids --;Strategies for the Analysis of Fatty Acid Mediators of Inflammation --;The Effect of Fatty Acid Composition and Retinoic Acid on Human Keratinocyte Plasma Membrane Viscosity.
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Fatty acids play an important role in the barrier function of skin and represent a major source of proinflammatory mediators such as prostaglandins, leukotrienes and other lipids in inflammatory skin disorders.