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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2009
Sumiko Denda, Yokohama, JP;
Mitsuhiro Denda, Yokohama, JP;
Kazuyuki Ikeyama, Yokohama, JP;
Shiseido Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method for increasing oxytocin release through direct action on the epidermal keratinocytes is provided. The method for increasing oxytocin release in the epidermis includes increasing the calcium ion concentration in the epidermal cells. In the method of the present invention, the increase of the calcium ion concentration in the epidermal cells may be achieved by physically stimulating the skin. The physical stimulation may be achieved by applying a heat stimulus and/or a massage. The increase of the calcium ion concentration in the epidermal cells may be achieved by stimulating the epidermal cells by at least one agent selected from the group consisting of ATP, UTP, 4 alpha-phorbol 12,13-didecanoate, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.