Open AccessIs There a Preventive Role for Vernix Caseosa?: An Invitro Study
Author(s) -
Atimukta Jha,
Shrikala Baliga,
HN Harsha Kumar,
Aseem Rangnekar,
B. Shantharam Baliga
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2015/14740.6784
Subject(s) - lysozyme , lactoferrin , medicine , antibacterial activity , chemistry , biology , bacteria , biochemistry , genetics
Vernix caseosa is a naturally occurring substance covering the skin of the newborn babies. Chemical composition of Vernix caseosa has been studied. But the antibacterial properties have not been explored phenotypically. There has been only a few studies related to the properties of Vernix caseosa (VC) and most of them focused on deciphering the chemical nature of VC. These studies found that VC has enzymes such as lysozyme, cathelicidin, lactoferrin, defencins, etc, but no study has proved their presence phenotypically.