BMI and levels of zinc, copper in hair, serum and urine of Turkish male patients with androgenetic alopecia.

Objective: Male pattern androgenetic alopecia is characterized by progressive hair loss from the scalp. It is known that imbalances of some trace elements play a role in the pathomechanism of many forms of alopecia. The aim of this study was to evaluate the levels of zinc and copper in hair, serum and urine samples of Turkish males with male pattern androgenetic alopecia and to compare with healthy controls.

The activity of adenosine deaminase and oxidative stress biomarkers in scraping samples of acne lesions.

Acne vulgaris is one of the most common dermatological diseases, and its pathogenesis is multifactorial. Although there are some reports about role of oxidative stress biomarkers in blood, serum, plasma in the pathogenesis of acne, there has been no report about oxidative stress biomarkers in scraping samples. For this reason, the aim of our study is to determine the role of oxidative stress biomarkers and adenosine deaminase (ADA) in scraping samples of acne lesion and to determine a possible link with the clinical severity.