Bioengineering a humanized acne microenvironment model: Proteomics analysis of host responses to <b> <i>Propionibacterium acnes</i> </b> infection <b> <i>in vivo</i> </b>

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Acne is a human disease of the sebaceous hair follicle. Unlike humans, most animals produce little or no triglycerides in hair follicles to harbor Propionibacterium acnes a fact that has encumbered the development of novel treatments for acne lesions. Although genetic mutant mice with acne-like skins have been used for screening anti-acne drugs, the mice generally have deficits in immune system that turns out to...

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