Dietary Fish Oil Supplementation Enhances Expression of Genes Involved in Cornified Cell Envelope Formation in Rat Skin  Peiru Wang, Min Sun, Jianwei Ren, Muhammad Nadeem Aslam, Yuting Xu, Gary J. Fisher, John J Voorhees, Xiuli Wang, Yong Li  Journal of Investigative Dermatology  Volume 138, Issue 4, Pages 981-983 (April 2018) DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2017.11.019 Copyright © 2017 The Authors Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Dietary fish oil supplementation enhances protein content and mechanical strength of cornified cell envelopes (CEs) in rat skin. CEs were isolated from the dorsal skin of rats fed with control or fish oil-supplemented diet. (a) Total CE protein amount was quantified. The results are expressed as protein level per coenocyte (N = 11). (b) The mechanical strength of CEs was measured by their ability to resist sonication. CEs were sonicated for 5 or 10 seconds. Intact envelopes before (T = 0) and after (T = 5, 10 seconds) sonication were counted using a hemocytometer (N = 12). Data are mean ± SEM. *P < 0.05. SEM, standard error of the mean. Journal of Investigative Dermatology 2018 138, 981-983DOI: (10.1016/j.jid.2017.11.019) Copyright © 2017 The Authors Terms and Conditions