Acne is an inflammatory disease and alterations of sebum composition initiate acne lesions

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 527-532

  Zouboulis, C C ^a   Jourdan, E ^b   Picardo, M ^c  

^a DESSAU MEDICAL CENTER   (Germany)

^b Laboratoire dermatologique Bioderma   (France)

^c SAN GALLICANO DERMATOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACYL COENZYME A DESATURASE; BETA DEFENSIN 1; BETA DEFENSIN 2; CATHELICIDIN; CD14 ANTIGEN; CD1D ANTIGEN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR RECEPTOR 1; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR RECEPTOR 2; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; FATTY ACID; FILAGGRIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 1ALPHA; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; LINOLEIC ACID; LIPID PEROXIDE; LIPOXYGENASE; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATING LIPOPEPTIDE 2; OLEIC ACID; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR ALPHA; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR GAMMA; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; SKIN LIPID; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 2; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 4; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNINDEXED DRUG; ZILEUTON;

ACNE; ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; COMEDO; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DARIER DISEASE; DIET; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FATTY ACID OXIDATION; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HYPERSEBORRHOEA; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; INNATE IMMUNITY; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; KERATINOCYTE; LIPID COMPOSITION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIPOGENESIS; LIPOLYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRITION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SEBACEOUS CELL; SEBACEOUS GLAND; SEBACEOUS GLAND DISEASE; SEBACEOUS GLAND HYPERPLASIA; SEBORRHEA; SEBUM; SEBUM SECRETION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SKIN CELL; UPREGULATION; ACNE VULGARIS; CHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ACNE VULGARIS; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; SEBUM;

EID: 84899490161     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jdv.12298     Document Type: Review

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