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Free Disease of the skin ArticlesNew Discovery May Lead To Much Effective Disease of the skin Treatments
by:
Diane Darling, COTA/L
Scientists Learn Genetic Make-up of Disease of the skin Bacterium
Scientists have long best-known that the microorganism
Propionibacterium
acnes (P. acnes) plays a leading role in the development of disease of the skin
vulgaris, the scourge afflicting several 80% of teenagers and many a
adults as well. A commonly harmless germ that lives in the
hair follicles of every person, P. acnes helps cause disease of the skin once
the follicles become obstructed
with sebum, a natural oil create
by the body.
Recently a team of German scientists, led by life human Dr.
Holger Brueggemann, mapped the genetic code of the P. acnes
microbe. They discovered that it has a circular body
with
2,333 genes, many a of which had astonishing annihilative abilities.
"We were astonied to see how many a genes were involved in
degrading the human tissue," aforementioned Dr. Brueggemann.
For example, the researchers found that P. acnes contains
enzymes similar to those in so-called "flesh-eating" microorganism
that destroy human tissue. It as well has enzymes that break down
the skin and use it as its food supply. It contains genes that
secrete substances that kill competitors, like harmful microorganism
and fungi, in more the same manner as pathogens like
tuberculosis and diphtheria. And it uses a defense plan of action
best-known
as "phase variation" that helps it escape attack by the human
immune system.
New Disease of the skin Treatments May Be Possible
What makes this mean for disease of the skin sufferers?
Scientists have long believed that disease of the skin results once
pores
become obstructed
by bits of dead, flaking skin and sebum. These
plugged pores fill with oil, which the P. acnes germ then
feeds on patch emotional
certain chemicals and enzymes. These
enzymes attract white blood cells, deed inflammation, redness
and pimples we call acne. Adolescents are more often afflicted
by disease of the skin because during that age period more of this oil is
produced, thanks to secretion
changes in the body at that time.
Most traditional disease of the skin treatments now are designed to either
kill microorganism
or to prevent pores from becoming plugged.
However, P. acnes has developed resistance to many a of the
antibiotics used to treat acne, leading human to seek newer,
more effective treatments.
This new discovery by Dr. Brueggemann's research team wish lead
to a better understanding of the P. acnes microorganism
and how it
operates in deed or aiding the happening of acne. This
knowledge may well lead to new approaches to treating disease of the skin by
better targetting the accelerator systems of P. acnes and relieving
the pain and suffering of teens and adults with acne.
Just about the Author
Diane Darling, COTA/L, is a authorised and certified activity
therapy assistant who works with learning-challenged children.
She as well has a keen interest in issues of skin care and acne,
and maintains the Treating Disease of the skin website set at
http://www.treating-acne.com
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