| Summary: | Jandovská, Kateřina: Synthesis of ceramide and dihydroceramide analogues and evaluation of their effects on the skin barrier properties. Ceramides belong to sphingolipids, their molecule is formed by a sphingoid base and long fatty acid. They are known not just as important second messengers playing a significant role in cell differentiation, proliferation and apoptosis, but also as essential part of functional skin barrier. Although these molecules are studied intensively, the exact effect of their structure on barrier function of the skin is poorly understood. The aim of my work was to study the effect of acyl chain length and stereochemistry on C3 of dihydroceramides (ceramides with single bond on C4) on the permeability of model membranes simulating the skin barrier. I have synthetized 3 ceramides with short acyl chain of 4 carbons (derived from dihydrosphingosine (dS), L-threo-dihydrosphingosine (L-dS) and L-threo-sphingosine (L-S)), and prepared model membranes of stratum corneum (SC) containing dihydroceramides with C2, C4, C6, C8 and C24 acyl chain length and stereoisomeres of C4-ceramides and C4-dihydroceramides as well. I have evaluated their electrical impedance and permeability for two model drugs. The effects of the prepared ceramides on the model membrane permeability were evaluated...
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