Evaluation of clinical trial of atopic dermatitis by a topical cream containing the extracts from photosynthetic bacteria, Rhodobacter sphaeroides

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Table 3 Measurement of the trans-epidermal moisture loss in the skin

Period (weeks)	Test product (g/h m²)	Control product (g/h m²)
(a) Trans-epidermal moisture loss
0	20.31 ± 7.38^Aa	19.45 ± 6.84^Aa
2	17.10 ± 6.64^Ba	18.38 ± 5.52^Bb
4	14.66 ± 7.31^Ca	17.41 ± 5.40^Bb
(b) The percentage of the trans-epidermal moisture loss changes from the zero day of the treatment
2	15.81%	5.50%
4	27.82%	10.49%

Mean values ±SD from separate triplicate experiments are shown. The means with different letters (A–C) within the same sample are significantly different at p < 0.05, and means with different letters (a–b) within the same period are significantly different at p < 0.05.