Combining tape stripping and non-invasive reflectance confocal microscopy : an in vivo model to study skin damage

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Title:	Combining tape stripping and non-invasive reflectance confocal microscopy : an in vivo model to study skin damage
Author(s):	Peppelman, M.; Eijnde, W.A. van den; Jaspers, E.J.; Gerritsen, M.J.P. ; Erp, P.E.J. van
Publication year:	2015
Source:	Skin Research and Technology, vol. 21, iss. 4, (2015), pp. 474-484
ISSN:	0909-752X
DOI:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/srt.12217
Publication type:	Article / Letter to editor
Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item : http://hdl.handle.net/2066/152038
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Subject:	Radboudumc 2: Cancer development and immune defence RIHS: Radboud Institute for Health Sciences Radboudumc 5: Inflammatory diseases RIMLS: Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences
Organization:	Dermatology
Journal title:	Skin Research and Technology
Volume:	vol. 21
Issue:	iss. 4
Page start:	p. 474
Page end:	p. 484
Abstract:	BACKGROUND: Evaluation of (immuno)histological and cell biological changes in damaged skin requires often an invasive skin biopsy, making in vivo models inappropriate to study skin damage. Reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) might overcome this limitation. Therefore, we evaluated the use of a tape-stripping model in combination with RCM to provide morphological data on skin damage and recovery. METHODS: In 25 volunteers, a tape-stripping stimulus was applied. The skin was imaged with RCM during 1 week and 3 mm punch biopsies were obtained. RESULTS: Strong correlations between epidermal thickness determined by RCM and conventional histological measurements were found. RCM thickness measurements correlated well with epidermal proliferation. The 10x or 15x repeated tape-stripping resulted in skin damage similar to acute stripping. Mild repeated tape-stripping showed no skin damage. CONCLUSION: Overall, we demonstrated that non-invasive RCM in combination with tape-stripping could be used as model to obtain morphological and cell biological data on skin-material interactions.