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The Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Propionibacterium acnes CAMP Factor-Targeted Acne Vaccines.
The Journal of investigative dermatology - 1 Nov 2018
Wang Yanhan, Hata Tissa R, Tong Yun Larry, Kao Ming-Shan, Zouboulis Christos C, Gallo Richard L, Huang Chun-Ming
Abstract excerpt
Inflammatory acne vulgaris afflicts hundreds of millions of people globally. Propionibacterium acnes, an opportunistic skin bacterium, has been linked to the pathogenesis of acne vulgaris. Our results show that a secretory Christie-Atkins-Munch-Petersen (CAMP) factor of P. acnes is up-regulated in anaerobic cultures. Mutation of CAMP factor significantly diminishes P. acnes colonization and inflammation in mice,...
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