Acne vaccines: therapeutic option for the treatment of acne vulgaris?
Acne, one of the most common skin diseases, is caused by multiple factors, including Propionibacterium acnes. Studies suggest that responses to P. acnes by host immunity play important roles in its pathogenesis. Identifying immune modulators that attenuate inflammatory responses against P. acnes and the inhibition of bacterial growth may lead to novel avenues of immunologic intervention.
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Jenny
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Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA. jekim@mednet.ucla.edu
D000152:Acne Vulgaris / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D011425:Propionibacterium acnes / Q000276:immunology*
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines