Abstract: Provided are heterocyclic compounds, having effects of treating and preventing inflammatory diseases and treating skin wounds, and particularly, exhibiting effects of recovering disrupted skin barriers, mitigating inflammation, and pruritus. Also, a composition containing the compound as an effective component can be used to mitigate various inflammatory diseases and protease activated receptor-2 (PAR-2)-overexpressed diseases, and can be particularly used as a composition having an anti-inflammatory function in inflammatory skin diseases including atopic dermatitis and the like, by inhibiting PAR-2 activity.

Abstract: The heterocyclic compound according to the present invention may treat and prevent inflammatory diseases and heal skin wounds, and particularly, have effects of recovering damaged skin barrier, reducing inflammation and pruritus in inflammatory skin diseases. In addition, the composition containing the compound according to the present invention as an active ingredient may be used to alleviate various inflammatory diseases and diseases in which PAR-2 is excessively expressed, and particularly, the composition may inhibit activity of PAR-2 in skin, such that the composition may be used as a composition having anti-inflammatory function in inflammatory skin diseases including atopic dermatitis, or the like.

Abstract: Provided are heterocyclic compounds, having effects of treating and preventing inflammatory diseases and treating skin wounds, and particularly, exhibiting effects of recovering disrupted skin barriers, mitigating inflammation, and pruritus. Also, a composition containing the compound as an effective component can be used to mitigate various inflammatory diseases and protease activated receptor-2 (PAR-2)-overexpressed diseases, and can be particularly used as a composition having an anti-inflammatory function in inflammatory skin diseases including atopic dermatitis and the like, by inhibiting PAR-2 activity.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is the use of a non-natural compound represented by the following formula 1 as an activator of the peroxisome proliferator activated receptor-? (PPAR-?) which shows an anti-inflammatory effect on inflammatory skin diseases. The PPAR-? activator increases the expression of PPAR-? in the skin to enhance various physiological effects of PPAR-?, that is, the anti-inflammatory effect caused by inhibiting the activity of transcription factors such as the nuclear factor ?K (NF-?K) that induces inflammatory reactions, the effect of improving the epidermal permeability barrier function of the skin, and the effect of promoting the terminal differentiation of epidermal keratinocytes. Thus, the PPAR-? activator is useful for the treatment, alleviation or amelioration of skin diseases such as acne, seborrheic dermatitis, viral skin diseases, urticaria, pruritus, viral infectious diseases and contact dermatitis.

Abstract: Disclosed are ceramide derivatives represented by the following formula 1 or 2, a method for preparing the same, and a therapeutic agent for treating atopic dermatitis including the ceramide derivatives as active ingredients: wherein, R1 and R2 are each independently straight or branched alkyl groups having 4 to 22 carbon atoms. The therapeutic agent for treating atopic dermatitis including the ceramide derivatives as active ingredients according to the present invention may be useful to treat atopic dermatitis, or treat other skin diseases that are required for improving skin inflammations or suppressing epidermal proliferation, by suppressing or improving inflammatory conditions in the atopic dermatitis in addition to giving immunoregulatory functions, and suppressing or improving skin disorders, for example epidermal proliferation that is generally observed in the atopic dermatitis.

Abstract: Disclosed are ceramide derivatives represented by the following formula 1 or 2, a method for preparing the same, and a therapeutic agent for treating atopic dermatitis including the ceramide derivatives as active ingredients: wherein, R1 and R2 are each independently straight or branched alkyl groups having 4 to 22 carbon atoms. The therapeutic agent for treating atopic dermatitis including the ceramide derivatives as active ingredients according to the present invention may be useful to treat atopic dermatitis, or treat other skin diseases that are required for improving skin inflammations or suppressing epidermal proliferation, by suppressing or improving inflammatory conditions in the atopic dermatitis in addition to giving immunoregulatory functions, and suppressing or improving skin disorders, for example epidermal proliferation that is generally observed in the atopic dermatitis.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are novel microorganisms having excellent biodegradability and a method for the bioremediation of oil-contaminated soil. The novel microorganisms are specified as Rhodococcus baikoneurensis EN3 KCTC19082, Acinetobacter johnsonii EN67 KCTC12360 and Acinetobacter haemolyticus EN96 KCTC12361. In the bioremediation method, in addition to said novel microorganisms, various microorganisms of Nocardia sp., Gordonia sp., Rhodococcus sp. and Acinetobactor sp. can be used, and the oil biodegradation activities of these microbial strains can be increased by adding biosurfactant 2-alkyl-3-hydroxylic acid or its derivative. According to the disclosed invention, oil-contaminated soils can be purified in an effective, economical and eco-friendly manner compared to prior bioremediation methods.

Abstract: Disclosed is a non-natural ceramide compound effective for a sphingosine kinase activator, and thus useful for a skin disease treating agent. The sphingosine kinase activator enhances production of sphingosine-1-phosphate to show various physiological activities provided by sphingosine-1-phosphate. The physiological activities include the effects of: controlling multiplication and differentiation of keratinocytes, multiplication of fibroblasts and collagen synthesis, resulting in treatment of wounds, recovery of damaged skin functions in atopic dermatitis and psoriasis; inhibiting wrinkles and skin irritation caused by ultraviolet rays, followed by improvement of wrinkles and inhibition of skin aging; and reducing skin atrophy, which is a typical side effect of local application steroids.