Potential new therapeutic for severe acne

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Amanda Nelson, PhD, Associate Professor of Dermatology, Department of Dermatology, Penn State College of Medicine names a potential new therapeutic for severe acne and describes how her lab identified the candidate. Presentation from the 12th AARS Annual Scientific Symposium at SID, 2025.

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[madman]

* this is the only drug for acne that actually affects each one of the key 4 factors contributing to acne

* over 40 to 50 years of data has shown us that isotretinoin decreases sebum levels, normalizes follicular hyperkeratinization, affects C. acnes levels on the skin and also modulates the host inflammatory reponse but we still don't fully understand how ISO is working when it's in the skin of these patients

 

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In search of the next isotretinoin.....

 

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Topical mTORC1 inhibitors

 

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Thread 'Oral isotretinoin for acne'

Jul 29, 2022

Oral isotretinoin for acne: a complete overview (2022)
Alessia Villani, Francesca Nastro, Francesca Di Vico, Gabriella Fabbrocini, Maria Carmela Annunziata & Lucia Genco


ABSTRACT

Introduction: Acne is one of the most common and widespread skin conditions, affecting the health as much as patients’ quality of life. A wide variety of treatments for acne, topical and systemic, could be prescribed, depending on its degree of severity. Isotretinoin, a derivative of retinol, has been widely used for the treatment of severe forms of acne, and those forms do not respond to...

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• isotretinoin; acne; scarring
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post #8 (Go nuts!)

Thread 'The primary role of sebum in the pathophysiology of acne vulgaris'

Dec 26, 2023

ABSTRACT

Background

Sebum physiology and its contributions to acne vulgaris (AV) pathophysiology have been long debated. Within the pilosebaceous unit, androgens drive sebocyte production of sebum, comprising mono-, di-, and triglycerides (the latter converted to fatty acids); squalene; cholesterol; cholesterol esters; and wax esters. Upon release to the skin surface, human sebum has important roles in epidermal water retention, antimicrobial defenses, and innate immune responses.


Aims

Alterations in sebum alone and with other pathogenic factors (inflammation...

• madman
• acne; pathophysiology; treatment; sebum
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