Irritation cutanee et vitesse de propagation d'ondes ultrasonores.

[en] Cutaneous irritation is a stereotyped response of the skin to any physical or chemical insult. Its main manifestations encompass inflammatory erythema and an alteration of the cutaneous microrelief showing increased roughness, dehydration and erratic desquamation. Several instrumental methods can indirectly assess the issues of cutaneous irritation on human stratum corneum. The aim of the present study was to measure the speed of propagation of ultrasound shear waves in the skin irritated by anionic surfactants. The study was performed in 25 healthy subjects of both sexes. Occlusive patches of a 10% solution of anionic surfactants were applied to a forearm of each volunteer. The other forearm served as an untreated control site. Patches remained in place for 24 h. Three hours later, another patch was placed again for 21 h. Resonance running time measurements (RRTM) of the ultrasound shear wave were performed using a Reviscometer((R)) RVM 600. Measurements were performed at entry in the study and 2 days after removing the second patch. Desquamative xerosis was obvious at the sites patched with the surfactant solution. RRTM values were significantly (P < 0.0001) lower than those at the control site. Hence, the speed of propagation of ultrasound shear waves was shown to be increased at an irritated site compared to an intact site. In conclusion, this study shows that the propagation speed of ultrasounds is influenced by the skin surface nature, being considerably increased in skin altered by surfactants.

Disciplines :

Dermatology

Author, co-author :

Uhoda, Emmanuelle ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Dermatopathologie

Pierard, Gérald ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Dermatopathologie

Language :

French

Title :

Irritation cutanee et vitesse de propagation d'ondes ultrasonores.

Publication date :

2003

Journal title :

International Journal of Cosmetic Science

ISSN :

0142-5463

eISSN :

1467-2494

Publisher :

Blackwell Publishing, United Kingdom

Volume :

Issue :

1-2

Pages :

31-5

Peer reviewed :

Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi

Available on ORBi :

since 14 April 2009

Statistics

Number of views

60 (0 by ULiège)

Number of downloads

242 (1 by ULiège)

More statistics

Scopus citations^®

Scopus citations^®
without self-citations

OpenCitations

Bibliography

Oldenhove de Guertechin, L. Surfactant: classification. In: Handbook of detergents Part A: Properties (G. Broze, ed.), pp. 7-46. Marcel Dekker, New York (1999).
Polefka, T. Surfactant interactions with skin. In: Handbook of detergents Part A: Properties (G. Broze, ed.), pp. 443-468. Marcel Dekker, New York (1999).
Agner, T. and Serup, J. Individual and instrumental variations in irritant patch-test reactions - clinical evaluation and quantification by bioengineering methods. Clin. Exp. Dermatol. 15, 29-33 (1990).
Berardesca, E. EEMCO guidance for the assesment of stratum corneum hydratation: electrical methods. Skin Res. Technol. 3, 126-132 (1997).
Rogiers, V. and the EEMCO Group. EEMCO guidance for the assesment of the transepidermal water loss in cosmetic sciences. Skin Pharmacol. Appl. Skin Physiol. 14, 117-128 (2001).
Fisher, T.W. Wigger-Alberty, W. and Elsner, P. Assesment of 'dry skin': current bioengineering methods and test designs. Skin Pharmacol. Appl. Skin Physiol. 14, 183-195 (2001).
Pittet, J.-C. and Beau, P. La mesure biophysique de l'hydratation cutanée in vivo. Ann. Dermatol. Venereol. 129, 123-130 (2002).
Pereira, J.M. Mansour, J.M. and Davis, B.R. Analysis of shear wave propagation in skin: application to an experimental procedure. J. Biomech. 23, 745-751 (1990).
Mridha, M. Odman, S. and Oberg, P.A. Mechanical pulse wave propagation in gel, normal and oedematous tissues. J. Biomech. 25, 1213-1218 (1992).
Vexler, A. Polyanski, I. and Gorodetski, R. Evaluation of skin viscoelasticity and anisotropy by measurement of speed of shear wave propagation with viscoelasticity skin analyser. J. Invest. Dermatol. 113, 732-739 (1999).
Nizet, J.L. Piérard-Franchimont, C. and Piérard. G.E. Influence of the body posture and gravitational forces on shear wave propagation in the skin. Dermatology 202, 177-180 (2001).
Hermanns-Lê, T. Jonlet, F. Scheen, A. and Piérard, G.E. Age and body mass index-related changes in cutaneous shear wave velocity. Exp. Gerontol. 36, 363-372 (2001).
Uhoda, I, Faska, N, Robert, C, Cauwenbergh, G. and Piérard, G.E. Split face study of cutaneous tensile effect of a 2-diemthylaminoethanol (deanol) gel. Skin Res. Technol. 8, 164-167 (2002).
Piérard-Franchimont, C, Goffin, V, Uhoda, E. and Piérard, G.E. Ultrasound shear wave propagation in Caucasian hair. Exog. Dermatol. (in press).
Van der Valk, P.G.M. and Maibach, H.I. Post-application occlusion substantially increases the irritant response of the skin to repeated short-term sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) exposure. Contact Dermat. 21, 335-338 (1989).
Fluhr, J.W. Lazzerini, S, Distante, F, Gloor, M. and Berardesca, E. Effects of prolonged occlusion on stratum corneum barrier function and water holding capacity. Skin Pharmacol. Appl. Skin Physiol. 12, 193-198 (1999).
Warner, R.R, Boissy, Y.L. Lilly, N.A et al. Water disrupts stratum corneum lipid lamellae: damage is similar to surfactants. J. Invest. Dermatol. 113, 960-966 (1999).
Hongbo, Z. and Maibach, H.I. Occlusion vs. Skin barrier function. Skin Res. Technol. 8, 1-6 (2002).
Goffin, V, Piérard-Franchimont, C. and Piérard, G. Passive sustainable hydration of the stratum corneum following surfactant challenge. Clin. Exp. Dermatol. 24, 308-311 (1999).
Piérard-Franchimont, C, Petit, L. and Piérard, G.E. Skin surface patterns of xerotic legs: the flexural and accretive types. Int. Cosmet. Sci. 23, 121-126 (2001).
Piérard-Franchimont, C. and Piérard, G.E. Beyond a glimpse at seasonal dry skin. Rev. Exog. Dermatol. 1, 3-6 (2002).