Antibody response to crude cell lysate of Propionibacterium acnes and induction of pro-inflammatory cytokines in patients with acne and normal healthy subjects

Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 117-125

  Basal, E ^a   Jain, A ^a   Kaushal, G P ^b  

^a Department of Microbiology ^*  (India)

^b KING GEORGE'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Acne rulgaris; Propionibacterium acnes

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 8; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CELL LYSATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORYNEBACTERIUM ACNES; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INCUBATION TIME; MALE; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERIUM; PROPIONIBACTERIUM; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES;

EID: 3242687218     PISSN: 12258873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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