Sebocytes’ Makeup: Novel Mechanisms and Concepts in the Physiology of the Human Sebaceous Glands

March 2011 in “ Pflügers Archiv für die gesamte Physiologie des Menschen und der Tiere/Pflügers Archiv ”

Balázs Tóth, Attila Oláh, Attila Gábor Szöllősi, Gabriella Czifra, Tamás Bı́ró

sebocytes sebaceous glands testosterone 5-alpha-dihydrotestosterone endocannabinoid system lipid synthesis apoptosis Hedgehog signaling corticotropin-releasing hormone melanocortin receptors DHT CRH

Studysummary Hormones and signaling pathways control sebaceous gland function and could help treat acne.

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