Apocrine glands are bystanders in hidradenitis suppurativa and their involvement is gender specific.

Christos C ZouboulisA Nogueira da CostaS FimmelK C Zouboulis

Published in: Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV (2020)

Our findings indicate that apocrine glands are bystanders in HS. Inflammatory signalling is not prominent but a gender-specific response was detected, which is mostly associated with androgen-responsive genes in females and alterations of lipid metabolism in males.

Keyphrases

hidradenitis suppurativa
mental health
oxidative stress
genome wide
drug delivery