Expanding the microcomedone theory and acne therapeutics: Propionibacterium acnes biofilm produces biological glue that holds corneocytes together to form plug

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 722-724

  Burkhart, Craig G ^a,b   Burkhart, Craig N ^c  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACNE; BIOFILM; COMEDO; EDITORIAL; GLYCOCALYX; HUMAN; IMMUNOGENICITY; KERATINOCYTE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; SEBUM; THEORY;

ACNE VULGARIS; BIOFILMS; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; GLYCOCALYX; HUMANS; KERATINOCYTES; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; TISSUE ADHESIVES;

EID: 34548529696     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2007.05.013     Document Type: Editorial

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