Description
Adapaleneisaderivativeoftretinointhatisclinicallyusedtotreatacneandpityriasisversicolor.Thissyntheticretinoidexhibitsanti-inflammatoryactivity,decreasingexpressionofKi67,α2-integrin,α6-integrin,toll-likereceptor2(TLR2),IL-8,andβ-defensininexvivomodels.Likeotherretinoids,adapalenealsoactivatesretinoicacidreceptorsRARα/β/γacrossseveralmodels.
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