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Recent advances in understanding inflammatory acne: Deciphering the relationship betweenCutibacterium acnesand Th17 inflammatory pathway
2 Feb 2023
Abstract excerpt
Acne vulgaris is a common chronic inflammatory skin disease of the pilosebaceous units. Four factors contribute to acne: hyperseborrhea and dysseborrhea, follicular hyperkeratinisation, skin microbiome dysbiosis and local immuno-inflammation. Recent key studies have highlighted a better understanding of the important role of Cutibacterium acnes (C. acnes) in the development of acne. Three major findings in the...