Potent corticosteroids inhibit lipogenesis in sebaceous glands

Dermatology

Volumn 213, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 264-265

  Chen, WenChieh ^a,e   Liao, Chen Yu ^a   Hung, Chiu Ling ^a   Lin, Tzu Kai ^b   Sheu, Hamm Ming ^c   Zouboulis, Christos C ^d  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d DESSAU MEDICAL CENTER   (Germany)

^e CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Glucocorticoids; Lipogenesis; Sebum; Steroid acne; Triglycerides

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE; CLOBETASOL PROPIONATE; CORTICOSTEROID; ESTER; ISOTRETINOIN; LINOLEIC ACID; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR GAMMA 1; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR GAMMA 2; SQUALENE; STEROL DERIVATIVE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WAX ESTER;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENCY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LIPOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEBACEOUS GLAND; SEBUM; SKIN ATROPHY; STEROID ACNE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; AWARDS AND PRIZES; BETAMETHASONE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; LIPOGENESIS; MICE; OINTMENTS; SEBACEOUS GLANDS; SEBUM;

EID: 33750005970     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000095055     Document Type: Article

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