In vivo porphyrin production by P. acnes in untreated acne patients and its modulation by acne treatment

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 316-319

  Borelli, Claudia ^a   Merk, Kathrin ^a   Schaller, Martin ^a,b   Jacob, Karl ^c   Vogeser, Michael ^c   Weindl, Günther ^a,b   Berger, Ursula ^d   Plewig, Gerd ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^d BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coproporphyrin I; Coproporphyrin III; Propionibacterium acnes; Protoporphyrin

Indexed keywords

COPROPORPHYRIN 1; COPROPORPHYRIN 3; ISOTRETINOIN; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT; PORPHYRIN; PROTOPORPHYRIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACNE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BENZOYL PEROXIDE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; COPROPORPHYRINS; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOTRETINOIN; MALE; MINOCYCLINE; PORPHYRINS; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; PROTOPORPHYRINS;

EID: 33746511493     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/00015555-0088     Document Type: Article

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