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. 2014 Feb;134(2):307-310.
doi: 10.1038/jid.2013.400.

IL-17: a key player in the P. acnes inflammatory cascade?

Diane M Thiboutot  1 , Alison M Layton  2 , E Anne Eady  2
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IL-17: a key player in the P. acnes inflammatory cascade?

Diane M Thiboutot et al. J Invest Dermatol. 2014 Feb.
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Abstract

Recent advances in our understanding of inflammatory skin diseases now afford an opportunity to delve deeper into microbial/host interactions in acne. Agak et al. report that Propionibacterium acnes induces IL-17 expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells and present new evidence that IL-17+ cells are found in the perifollicular infiltrate of comedones. Additional studies are needed to assess the clinical relevance of IL-17 in acne.

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