| abstract |
The present invention relates to a novel use of compounds having the general formula (I): CH 3 (-CH=CH) n -R (I) where n = from 2 to 7, and R is chosen from among: CHO, CH 2 OH, CH 2 O-CO-R', CO-OR', CO-O (-) , where R' is chosen from among H, the alkyl from C 1 to C 22 , each compound of general formula (I) being used as such or in a mixture, as an active principle in a pharmaceutical or cosmetic composition to improve the human epidermal cell repair activity by means of the production of keratin mediated by the cytokeratins cK-19. |