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J Invest Dermatol
; 86(5): 550-2, 1986 May.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-3462263
RESUMO
The effect of isotretinoin on the chemotaxis of human monocytes was studied in an in vitro system using a Nucleopore chamber. The chemoattractant used was zymosan-activated serum. Inhibition of monocyte chemotaxis was achieved with isotretinoin in concentrations of 1 X 10(-3) M and 5 X 10(-4) M. It is felt that the improvement seen in patients with inflammatory skin diseases such as cystic acne and acne conglobata who are treated with isotretinoin may in part be a result of this anti-inflammatory action.