Functional changes of neutrophil responses in relapsing acne fulminans.
A patient suffering from an acute episode of acne conglobata demonstrated a transient decrease in several C5a induced polymorphonuclear cell functions, whereas the response to N-formylmethionyl peptides (FMLP) was normal.
D000038:Abscess / Q000276:immunology; D000152:Acne Vulgaris / Q000276:immunology*; D000328:Adult; D002634:Chemotaxis, Leukocyte; D003182:Complement C5 / Q000494:pharmacology; D015936:Complement C5a; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009240:N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine / Q000494:pharmacology; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology*; D013481:Superoxides / Q000378:metabolism
D003182:Complement C5; D013481:Superoxides; D009240:N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine; D015936:Complement C5a