Acne vulgaris: The role of oxidative stress and the potential therapeutic value of local and systemic antioxidants

Journal of Drugs in Dermatology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 742-746

  Bowe, Whitney Paige ^a   Patel, Nayan ^b   Logan, Alan C ^c  

^a SUNY Downstate Medical Center   (United States)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Integrative Care Centre of Toronto   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL SUCCINATE; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; ASCORBIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; CHROMIUM; CHROMIUM PICOLINATE; CLINDAMYCIN; COPPER; FOLIC ACID; GLUCONATE ZINC; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LACTOFERRIN; LIPOXYGENASE; MALONALDEHYDE; MINOCYCLINE; NICOTINAMIDE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; RETINOL; SELENIUM; SODIUM ASCORBYL PHOSPHATE; SQUALENE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC; ZINC SULFATE;

ACNE VULGARIS; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; COMEDO; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG MEGADOSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PAPULE; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; PUSTULE; REVIEW; SEBUM; SEBUM SECRETION; SYSTEMIC THERAPY; TREATMENT DURATION; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; HUMANS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

EID: 84863549776     PISSN: 15459616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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