We Are Excited to Share Our Latest Scientific Article “Skin Microbiota: Setting up a Protocol to Evaluate a Correlation between the Microbial Flora and Skin Parameters” Published in Biomedicines
We are delighted to announce the publication of our latest scientific article, “Skin Microbiota: Setting up a Protocol to Evaluate a Correlation between the Microbial Flora and Skin Parameters,” in the journal Biomedicines.
This significant work on skin microbiota is the result of collaboration between Etichub and our partners at the University of Pavia, CLR Berlin, Kelisema, IBeauty, and Bregaglio, marking an important milestone in our ongoing research on skin health and well-being.
Understanding Skin Microbiota
This study focuses on the concept of skin microbiota, which remains an area not yet fully understood. More knowledge is needed to gain a comprehensive understanding of the microbial landscape that inhabits our skin. Importantly, the composition of skin microbiota is not static; it has an individual signature that varies significantly from person to person and is influenced by both intrinsic and extrinsic factors.
The skin, like other tissues interacting with the external environment, provides an ideal environment for the controlled growth of bacteria. A single square centimeter of skin can harbor up to one million microorganisms, including both commensal and pathogenic bacteria. Commensal bacteria, whether transient or resident, can create a healthy and balanced ecosystem. In contrast, pathogenic bacteria can invade the tissue, causing damage and irritation. Various relationships can be established between these microbial communities and the host tissue, some of which are beneficial, while others may have negative effects, altering the microbiota composition and contributing to the onset of non-infectious skin diseases such as acne vulgaris, atopic dermatitis, and rosacea.
Maintaining skin health and beauty thus seems to require a balanced microbiota composition. Some studies have already focused on analyzing how microbial composition affects skin conditions and the factors that promote the establishment of harmful microbial communities. Research has shown that an imbalanced microbiota can lead to epithelial dysfunction and alterations in immune regulation.
The Need for Accurate Approaches
Today, more precise approaches are required to study and explain the influence of microbial flora on skin health and, consequently, on the bio-physical parameters of the skin in both healthy individuals and those with non-infectious skin disorders.
Our Work
Our objective was to define and provide an adequate, rapid, and reproducible protocol to correlate the bio-physical parameters of the skin with the microbial population. The project was divided into several phases: selecting volunteers through a specific questionnaire to create a homogeneous panel, sampling the microbiota, and finally acquiring skin parameters in different areas of the face and body from the selected subjects.
Results
The study demonstrated that the investigation protocol developed yielded reliable and reproducible results. Moreover, it serves as an important starting point for analyzing skin issues and evaluating the effectiveness of cosmetic products or treatments against skin dysbiosis.
For more information, we invite you to read the full article at the following link: