Squalane

Ekanayake Mudiyanselage S, Hamburger M, Elsner P, Thiele JJ. Ultraviolet a induces generation of squalene monohydroperoxide isomers in human sebum and skin surface lipids in vitro and in vivo. J Invest Dermatol. 2003 Jun;120(6):915-22. Department of Dermatology and Institute of Pharmacy, Friedrich-Schiller-University, Erfurter Strasse 35, D-07740 Jena, Germany.

Wille JJ, Kydonieus A. Palmitoleic acid isomer (C16:1delta6) in human skin sebum is effective against gram-positive bacteria. Skin Pharmacol Appl Skin Physiol. 2003 May-Jun;16(3):176-87. ConvaTec, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., Princeton, NJ, USA.

Ekanayake-Mudiyanselage S, Tavakkol A, Polefka TG, Nabi Z, Elsner P, Thiele JJ. Vitamin E delivery to human skin by a rinse-off product: penetration of alpha-tocopherol versus wash-out effects of skin surface lipids. Skin Pharmacol Physiol. 2005 Jan-Feb;18(1):20-6. Department of Dermatology, Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany.

Kohno Y, Egawa Y, Itoh S, Nagaoka S, Takahashi M, Mukai K. Kinetic study of quenching reaction of singlet oxygen and scavenging reaction of free radical by squalene in n-butanol. Biochim Biophys Acta. 1995 Apr 28;1256(1):52-6. Shiseido Research Center, Yokohama, Japan.

Ekanayake-Mudiyanselage S, Kraemer K, Thiele JJ. Oral supplementation with all-Rac- and RRR-alpha-tocopherol increases vitamin E levels in human sebum after a latency period of 14-21 days. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2004 Dec;1031:184-94. Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University, 303 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.

Motoyoshi K. Enhanced comedo formation in rabbit ear skin by squalene and oleic acid peroxides. Br J Dermatol. 1983 Aug;109(2):191-8.

Giacomoni PU, Declercq L, Hellemans L, Maes D. Aging of human skin: review of a mechanistic model and first experimental data. IUBMB Life. 2000 Apr;49(4):259-63. Clinique Research Laboratories, Melville, NY, USA.

Okuda M, Yoshiike T, Ogawa H. Detergent-induced epidermal barrier dysfunction and its prevention. J Dermatol Sci. 2002 Dec;30(3):173-9. Department of Dermatology, Juntendo University, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan.

Kelly GS. Squalene and its potential clinical uses. Altern Med Rev. 1999 Feb;4(1):29-36.

Smith TJ. Squalene: potential chemopreventive agent. Expert Opin Investig Drugs. 2000 Aug;9(8):1841-8. University of South Carolina, College of Pharmacy, Coker Life Sciences, 700 Sumter Street, Columbia, SC 29208, USA.

Murakoshi M, Nishino H, Tokuda H, Iwashima A, Okuzumi J, Kitano H, Iwasaki R. Inhibition by squalene of the tumor-promoting activity of 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate in mouse-skin carcinogenesis. Int J Cancer. 1992 Dec 2;52(6):950-2. Department of Biochemistry, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Japan.

Desai KN, Wei H, Lamartiniere CA. The preventive and therapeutic potential of the squalene-containing compound, Roidex, on tumor promotion and regression. Cancer Lett. 1996 Mar 19;101(1):93-6. Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 35294, USA.

Van Duuren BL, Goldschmidt BM. Cocarcinogenic and tumor-promoting agents in tobacco carcinogenesis. J Natl Cancer Inst. 1976 Jun;56(6):1237-42.

Skopinska-Rozewska E, Chorostowska-Wynimko J, Krotkiewski M, Rogala E, Sommer E, Demkow U, Skurzak H. Inhibitory effect of Greenland shark liver oil combined with squalen and arctic birch ashes on angiogenesis and L-1 sarcoma growth in Balb/c mice. Pol J Vet Sci. 2003;6(3 Suppl):54-6. Dept. Lab. Diagnostics and Immunology, National Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, 01-138 Warsaw, 26 Plocka street, Poland.

Gloor M, Baumann C, Friederich HC. Biochemical and physiological parameters on the healthy skin surface of patients with common warts. Dermatologica. 1976;152(3):152-7.