Serum level of Apelin-12 in acne patients: Is it a marker of disease severity?

April 2025

Eman Youssef, Marwa Gaber, Amira Mohammed, Doaa About-Taleb

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research Relation Between Acne Vulgaris and Metabolic Syndrome in Males

3 citations , September 2021 in “The Medical Journal of Cairo University/The Medical Journal of Cairo University”

Males with acne are more likely to have Metabolic Syndrome.

research Insulin Resistance in Androgenetic Alopecia and Acne Vulgaris

2 citations , January 2019 in “Egyptian Journal of Dermatology and Venereology”

Insulin might be involved in causing hair loss and acne.

research Role of Insulin, Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1, Hyperglycemic Food, and Milk Consumption in the Pathogenesis of Acne Vulgaris

200 citations , August 2009 in “Experimental dermatology”

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