Pneumonia and its sequelae, acute lung injury, present unique challenges for pulmonary
and critical care healthcare professionals, and these challenges have recently garnered …

IL-17 cytokine family members have diverse biological functions, promoting protective
immunity against many pathogens but also driving inflammatory pathology during infection …

The bacterial species Cutibacterium acnes (formerly known as Propionibacterium acnes) is
tightly associated with humans. It is the dominant bacterium in sebaceous regions of the …

Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disease largely due to lifestyle and nutritional imbalance,
resulting in insulin resistance, hyperglycemia and vascular complications. Diabetic kidney …

NETs are chromatin-derived webs extruded from neutrophils as a result of either infection or
sterile stimulation using chemicals, cytokines, or microbes. In addition to the classical role …

Extracellular DNA may serve as marker in liquid biopsies to determine individual diagnosis
and prognosis in cancer patients. Cell death or active release from various cell types …

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common chronic inflammatory skin disease that significantly
affects the patient's quality of life. A disrupted skin barrier, type 2 cytokine-dominated …

There are no drugs as effective as isotretinoin for acne. Deciphering the changes in the
microbiome induced by isotretinoin in the pilosebaceous follicle of successfully treated …

The skin microbiome plays an important role in maintaining skin homeostasis by controlling
inflammation, providing immune education and maintaining host defense. However, in many …

Acne vulgaris, one of the most common skin diseases, is a chronic cutaneous inflammation
of the upper pilosebaceous unit (PSU) with complex pathogenesis. Inflammation plays a …