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Baldwin H.E., Bhatia N.D., Friedman A. et al. The Role of Cutaneous Microbiota Harmony in Maintaining a Functional Skin Barrier. J Drugs Dermatol. 2017;16(1):12–8. Link to the abstract
Flores G.E., Seite S., Henley J.B. et al. Microbiome of Affected and Unaffected Skin of Patients With Atopic Dermatitis Before and After Emollient Treatment. J Drugs Dermatol. 2014;13(11):611–8. Link to the abstract
Seite S., Bieber T. Barrier function and microbiotic dysbiosis in atopic dermatitis. Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology 2015;8:479–83. Link to the free full text
Lynde C.W., Andriessen A., Bertucci V. et al. The skin microbiome in atopic dermatitis and its relationship with emollients. J Cutan Med Surg. 2016;20(1):21–8. Link to download the free full text
Grice E.A., Kong H.H., Conlan S. et al. Topographical and temporal diversity of the human skin microbiome. Science 2009;324(5931):1190–2. Link to download the free full text
Human Microbiome Jumpstart Reference Strains Consortium, Nelson K.E., Weinstock G.M., Highlander S.K. et al. A catalog of reference genomes from the human microbiome. Science 2010;328(5981):994–9. Link to download the free full text
Grice E.A., Segre J.A. The human microbiome: our second genome. Annu Rev Genomics Hum Genet. 2012;13:151–70. Link to download the free full text
Zhou Y., Gao H., Mihindukulasuriya K.A. et al. Biogeography of the ecosystems of the healthy human body. Genome Biol. 2013;14(1):R1. Link to download the free full text
Di Domenico EG, Cavalo I, Capitanio B, et al. Staphylococcus aureus and the cutaneous microbiota biofilms in the pathogenesis of atopic dermatitis. Microorganisms 2019;7(9). Link to free full text
Adjunctive therapy
Ellis C., Luger T. On behalf of the ICCAD II Faculty. International Consensus Conference on Atopic Dermatitis (ICCAD II): clinical update and current treatment strategies. Br J Dermatol. 2003;148(Suppl.63):3–10. Link to free full text
Schäfer L., Kragballe K. Abnormalities in epidermal lipid metabolism in patients with atopic dermatitis. J Invest Dermatol. 1991 Jan;96(1):10–5. Link to abstract
Imokawa G., Abe A. Jin K. et al. Decreased level of ceramides in stratum corneum of atopic dermatitis: an etiologic factor in atopic dry skin? J Invest Dermatol. 1991 Apr;96(4):523–6. Link to abstract
McGrath J.A., Uitto J. The filaggrin story: novel insights into skin-barrier function and disease. Trends Mol Med. 2008 Jan;14(1):20–7. Link to abstract
Olsson M, Broberg A., Jermas M. et al. Increased expression of aquaporin 3 in atopic eczema. Allergy. 2006 Sep;61(9):1132–7. Link to free full text
Sator P.G., Schmidt J.B., Hönigsmann H. Comparison of epidermal hydration and skin surface lipids in healthy individuals and in patients with atopic dermatitis. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2003 Mar;48(3):352–8. Link to abstract
Grimalt R., Mengeaud V., Cambazard F. et al. The steroid-sparing effect of an emollient therapy in infants with atopic dermatitis: a randomized controlled study. Dermatology. 2007;214(1):61–7. Link to abstract
Msika P., De Belilovsky C., Piccardi N. et al. New emollient with topical corticosteroid-sparing effect in treatment of childhood atopic dermatitis: SCORAD and quality of life improvement. Pediatr Dermatol 2008 Nov–Dec;25(6):606–12. Link to abstract
Darsow U., Wollenberg A., Simon D. et al. ETFAD/EADV eczema task force 2009 position paper on diagnosis and treatment of atopic dermatitis. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2010 Mar;24(3):317–28. Link to free full text
Corazza M., Lauriola M.M., Zappaterra M. et al. Surfactants, skin cleansing protagonists. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2010 Jan;24(1): 1–6. Link to abstract
Shaughnessy C.N., Malajian D., Belsito D.V. Cutaneous delayed-type hypersensitivity in patients with atopic dermatitis: reactivity to surfactants. J Am Acad Dermatol 2014 Apr;70(4):704–8. Link to abstract
Meckfessel M.H., Brandt S. The structure, function, and importance of ceramides in skin and their use as therapeutic agents in skin-care products. J Am Acad Dermatol 2014 Jul;71(1):177–84. Link to abstract
Chen Y.E., Tsao H. The skin microbiome: current perspectives and future challenges. J Am Acad Dermatol 2013 Jul;69(1):143–55. Link to free full text
Bouwstra J.A., Ponec M. The skin barrier in healthy and diseased state. Biochim Biophys Acta 2006 Dec;1758(12):2080–95. Link to free full text
Elias P.M., Schmuth M. Abnormal skin barrier in the etiopathogenesis of atopic dermatitis. Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol 2009 Oct;9(5):437–46. Link to free full text
Guo Q 1, Liang F , Tian L , Schikowski T , Liu W , Pan X . Ambient air pollution and the hospital outpatient visits for eczema and dermatitis in Beijing: a time-stratified case-crossover analysis. Environ Sci Process Impacts. 2019 Jan 23;21(1):163-173. Link to abstract
Guidelines for the management of atopic dermatitis
Ellis C., Luger T. On behalf of the ICCAD II Faculty. International Consensus Conference on Atopic Dermatitis II (ICCAD II*): clinical update and current treatment strategies. Br J Dermatol. 2003;148 (Suppl. 63):3–10. Link to free full text
Akdis C.A., Akdis M.B., Bieber T. et al. Diagnosis and treatment of atopic dermatitis in children and adults: European Academy of Allergology and Clinical Immunology/American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology/PRACTALL Consensus Report. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2006;118:152–69. Link to free full text
Rubel D., Thirumoorthy T. Soebaryo R.W. et al. Asia–Pacific Consensus Group for Atopic Dermatitis. Consensus guidelines for the management of atopic dermatitis: An Asia–Pacific perspective. Journal of Dermatology 2013;40:1–12.
Sidbury R., Tom W.L., Bergman J.N. et al. Guidelines of care for the management of atopic dermatitis: Section 4. Prevention of disease flares and use of adjunctive therapies and approaches. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2014 Dec;71(6):1218–33. Link to free full text
Wollenberg A., Oranje A., Deleuran M. et al. ETFAD/EADV Eczema task force 2015 position paper on diagnosis and treatment of atopic dermatitis in adult and paediatric patients. JEADV 2016;30:729–47. Link to free full text
Skin microbiome and emollients in atopic dermatitis
Baldwin H.E., Bhatia N.D., Friedman A. et al. The Role of Cutaneous Microbiota Harmony in Maintaining a Functional Skin Barrier. J Drugs Dermatol. 2017;16(1):12–8. Link to the abstract
Flores G.E., Seite S., Henley J.B. et al. Microbiome of Affected and Unaffected Skin of Patients With Atopic Dermatitis Before and After Emollient Treatment. J Drugs Dermatol. 2014;13(11):611–8. Link to the abstract
Seite S., Bieber T. Barrier function and microbiotic dysbiosis in atopic dermatitis. Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology 2015;8:479–83. Link to the free full text
Lynde C.W., Andriessen A., Bertucci V. et al. The skin microbiome in atopic dermatitis and its relationship with emollients. J Cutan Med Surg. 2016;20(1):21–8. Link to download the free full text
Grice E.A., Kong H.H., Conlan S. et al. Topographical and temporal diversity of the human skin microbiome. Science 2009;324(5931):1190–2. Link to download the free full text
Human Microbiome Jumpstart Reference Strains Consortium, Nelson K.E., Weinstock G.M., Highlander S.K. et al. A catalog of reference genomes from the human microbiome. Science 2010;328(5981):994–9. Link to download the free full text
Grice E.A., Segre J.A. The human microbiome: our second genome. Annu Rev Genomics Hum Genet. 2012;13:151–70. Link to download the free full text
Zhou Y., Gao H., Mihindukulasuriya K.A. et al. Biogeography of the ecosystems of the healthy human body. Genome Biol. 2013;14(1):R1. Link to download the free full text
Di Domenico EG, Cavalo I, Capitanio B, et al. Staphylococcus aureus and the cutaneous microbiota biofilms in the pathogenesis of atopic dermatitis. Microorganisms 2019;7(9). Link to free full text