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ArticleClinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology2023

Evaluation of the Effect of Oral Isotretinoin on the Level of Serum YKL40 in Acne Vulgaris Patients: A Cross-Sectional Case-Control.

Mahmoud Ahmed Ali, Moustafa Adam El Taieb, Eisa Mohamed Hegazy, Hassan M Ibrahim, Alshimaa Abbas Mohamed, Mohamed Amer Ahmed Abdellatif, Nour Mohammed Ahmed, Ali Mohamed Younis

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Article in Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Facial adult female acne in China: An analysis based on artificial intelligence over one million.Skin research and technology : official journal of International Society for Bioengineering and the Skin (ISBS) [and] International Society for Digital Imaging of Skin (ISDIS) [and] International Society for Skin Imaging (ISSI) · 2024
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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mahmoud Ahmed AliDermatology, Venereology, and Andrology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Aswan University, Aswan, Egypt.ORCID 0009-0003-9642-3664
Moustafa Adam El TaiebDermatology, Venereology, and Andrology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Aswan University, Aswan, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-6349-1164
Eisa Mohamed HegazyDermatology, Venereology, and Andrology Department, Faculty of Medicine South Valley University, Qena, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0001-8638-0427
Hassan M IbrahimDermatology, Venereology, and Andrology Department, Faculty of Medicine South Valley University, Qena, Egypt.
Alshimaa Abbas MohamedDermatology, Venereology, and Andrology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Aswan University, Aswan, Egypt.
Mohamed Amer Ahmed AbdellatifDermatology, Venereology, and Andrology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Aswan University, Aswan, Egypt.
Nour Mohammed AhmedClinical Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Aswan University, Aswan, Egypt.ORCID 0009-0009-9676-119X
Ali Mohamed YounisDermatology, Venereology, and Andrology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Aswan University, Aswan, Egypt.
Aswan University · EGSouth Valley University · EG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: In the entire world, acne vulgaris (AV) is the most prevalent skin condition. Approximately 9.4% of people worldwide have acne vulgaris. This study compared the blood levels of chitinase 3-like protein 1 (YKL-40) in acne vulgaris patients before and after oral isotretinoin therapy. Patients and Methods: The design of the study was cross-sectional case-control. Forty patients with moderate to severe acne vulgaris and twenty healthy participants participated in this study. Using the Global Acne Grading System (GAGS) score, patients with acne vulgaris were evaluated both before and after concluding their treatment. Using the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), the serum levels of YKL-40 were measured before and after oral isotretinoin therapy in healthy controls and acne patients. Results: Patients with acne vulgaris had considerably greater serum levels of YKL-40 than healthy control subjects (p 0.001) did. After three months of oral isotretinoin medication, the GAGS score and blood levels of YKL-40 in acne vulgaris patients both significantly decreased. Conclusion: The conclusion of this study was that reducing the blood levels of YKL-40 and the GAGS score in patients with acne vulgaris who took oral isotretinoin for three months was a crucial strategy.

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acne vulgarisGAGSisotretinoinYKL-40

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