[Indications for sunflower oil concentrate in the treatment of atopic dermatitis]

Rev Alerg Mex. 2006 Nov-Dec;53(6):217-25.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

The treatment of atopic dermatitis, as other diseases that present a sensible skin, includes a series of therapeutic measures initiating with the general cares of the skin and application of elements that allow to preserve the functionality through relipidization and the inhibition of some components of the inflammation. This article includes a series of concepts that justify the use of sunflower oil concentrated like a weapon of forward edge in the treatment of these morbidities.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Cutaneous
  • Adult
  • Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides / physiology
  • Body Water
  • Child
  • Cytokines / physiology
  • Dermatitis, Atopic / drug therapy*
  • Dermatitis, Atopic / pathology
  • Dermatitis, Atopic / physiopathology
  • Emollients
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Lipids / analysis
  • Plant Oils / administration & dosage
  • Plant Oils / isolation & purification
  • Plant Oils / pharmacology
  • Plant Oils / therapeutic use*
  • Skin / chemistry
  • Skin / drug effects
  • Skin / growth & development
  • Skin / ultrastructure
  • Skin Care / methods*
  • Sunflower Oil
  • Toll-Like Receptors / physiology

Substances

  • Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides
  • Cytokines
  • Emollients
  • Lipids
  • Plant Oils
  • Sunflower Oil
  • Toll-Like Receptors