Human sebocytes express prostaglandin E2 receptors EP2 and EP4 but treatment with prostaglandin E2 does not affect testosterone production

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 161, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 674-677

  Chen, W ^a,b   Tsai, S J ^c   Wang, C A ^c   Tsai, J C ^c   Zouboulis, C C ^d  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d DESSAU MEDICAL CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acne; Prostaglandin E2; Prostanoid receptors; Sebaceous glands; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; PROSTAGLANDIN E RECEPTOR; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA RECEPTOR; PROSTAGLANDIN RECEPTOR; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANDROGENESIS; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEBACEOUS CELL; SKIN CELL; TESTOSTERONE SYNTHESIS;

CELLS, CULTURED; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DINOPROSTONE; HUMANS; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RECEPTORS, PROSTAGLANDIN E; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEBACEOUS GLANDS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 69149095878     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2009.09165.x     Document Type: Article

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