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Essential fatty acids and acne.

D T Downing, M E Stewart, P W Wertz

    Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
    |February 1, 1986
    PubMed
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    Acne may be caused by low skin surface linoleic acid levels, not a systemic deficiency. This essential fatty acid deficiency in follicular epithelium cells may induce hyperkeratosis, a key acne characteristic.

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    Area of Science:

    • Dermatology
    • Biochemistry

    Background:

    • Acne vulgaris involves follicular hyperkeratosis and inflammation.
    • Elevated sebum secretion is common in acne patients, but its link to comedogenesis is unclear.
    • Acne patients exhibit reduced linoleic acid in skin surface lipids.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To propose a mechanism explaining low linoleic acid in acne sebum.
    • To hypothesize how linoleic acid levels influence follicular hyperkeratosis.

    Main Methods:

    • Formulation of hypotheses based on existing observations.
    • Theoretical explanation of lipid metabolism in sebaceous cells.

    Main Results:

    • Proposed that sebum linoleic acid concentration depends on initial cell content and dilution by lipogenesis.
    • Hypothesized that low linoleic acid induces essential fatty acid deficiency in follicular epithelium.
    • Suggested this deficiency leads to hyperkeratosis, characteristic of acne.

    Conclusions:

    • Low follicular epithelium linoleic acid, due to localized sebaceous cell lipogenesis, can cause acne.
    • This mechanism explains acne without requiring a systemic linoleic acid deficiency.

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