The aim of the study is to deliver a better understanding of the molecular mechanisms used by S. epidermidis strains in their adhesion and colonization on the stratum corneum across a broad spectrum of atopic dermatitis in mild to moderate conditions in adult patients.
Recent studies have shown that while in severe cases of AD the density of S. aureus is increased in lesions, the skin of adult patients with low to mild AD were overpopulated with S. epidermidis and not S. aureus. the aim is to characterize the S. epidermidis colonization and adhesion, with the Analyzis of skin and microbiota samples to identify and characterize S. epidermidis strains involved in corneocytes adhesion.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
60
Identification of S. epidermidis adhesins
Identification of S. epidermidis adhesins involved in corneocytes adhesion, in mild-to moderate AD conditions
Time frame: 1 week
characterization of corneocytes
characterization of corneocytes morphology from clinical sourcing of lesional and non lesional zones of AD subjects, mild-to-moderate and healthy volunteers, and characterization of the interaction between S. epidermidis adhesins and AD corneocytes
Time frame: 1 week
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