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Serum resistin levels and resistin gene polymorphism in patients with acne vulgaris: does it correlate with disease severity?
International journal of dermatology - 1 Oct 2021
Shehata Wafaa A, Maraee Alaa, Wahab Tagreed A A, Azmy Rania
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BACKGROUND: Acne vulgaris is a disease that inflames the sebaceous gland with multiple etiologies. Many proinflammatory adipokines contribute to this pathogenesis. Resistin is a proinflammatory mediator that activates kappa B, a nuclear factor, and c-Jun N-terminal kinases pathways inducing toll-like receptor-2, interleukin-1, 6, and tumor necrosis factor alpha. Resistin gene affects the promoter and intron...
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