Pathogenesis and pharmacotherapy of Hidradenitis suppurativa

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 672, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 1-8

  Nazary, Maiwand ^a   Van Der Zee, H H ^b   Prens, E P ^b   Folkerts, Gert ^a   Boer, Jurr ^c  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c DEVENTER HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Hidradenitis suppurativa; Inflammasome; Inflammatory mediator; Pharmacological intervention; Skin inflammation; Toll like receptor

Indexed keywords

ADALIMUMAB; ANDROGEN; ANTIANDROGEN; CLINDAMYCIN; CYCLOSPORIN; CYPROTERONE ACETATE; DAPSONE; DOXYCYCLINE; ETANERCEPT; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; ETRETIN; ETRETINATE; GAMMA SECRETASE; INFLIXIMAB; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; ISOTRETINOIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; METRONIDAZOLE; MINOCYCLINE; MOXIFLOXACIN; NICASTRIN; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; PRESENILIN 1; PRESENILIN ENHANCER 2; RIFAMPICIN; TETRACYCLINE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; APOCRINE GLAND; AXILLA; CHROMOSOME 1P; CHROMOSOME 1Q; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME INHIBITION; FAMILY HISTORY; FURUNCULOSIS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HAIR FOLLICLE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOMODULATION; INGUINAL REGION; INTESTINE FLORA; NCSTN GENE; OBESITY; OFF LABEL DRUG USE; PATHOGENESIS; PATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; PSEN1 GENE; PSENEN GENE; REVIEW; SKIN ABSCESS; SKIN FISTULA; SKIN SCAR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; SUPPURATIVE HIDRADENITIS;

ANDROGENS; HIDRADENITIS SUPPURATIVA; HUMANS; OBESITY; SMOKING;

EID: 81255134323     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: 18790712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2011.08.047     Document Type: Review

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