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    Rapamycin

    also Rapamune, Sirolimus

    Sirolimus, also known as rapamycin and sold under the brand name Rapamune among others, is a macrolide compound that is used to coat coronary stents, prevent organ transplant rejection, treat a rare lung disease called lymphangioleiomyomatosis, and treat perivascular epithelioid cell tumour (PEComa). It has immunosuppressant functions in humans and is especially useful in preventing the rejection of kidney transplants. It is a mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) kinase inhibitor that reduces the sensitivity of T cells and B cells to interleukin-2 (IL-2), inhibiting their activity.

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    Research 10

    1. mTORC1 activity negatively regulates human hair follicle growth and pigmentation EMBO reports · 2023 · 12 citations
    2. Efficacy and Safety of Sirolimus for Blue Rubber Bleb Nevus Syndrome: A Prospective Study ˜The œAmerican journal of gastroenterology · 2021 · 13 citations
    3. 602 mTORC1 activity controls human scalp hair follicle pigmentation and growth 2021 · 1 citations
    4. Dermatologic Care of the Transplant Patient Journal of the Dermatology Nurses’ Association · 2010 · 2 citations
    5. Hair regeneration by small molecules that activate autophagy bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2018
    6. Mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) may modulate the timing of anagen entry in mouse hair follicles Experimental dermatology · 2012 · 28 citations
    7. Nanoparticle Adjuvants Incorporating Haptens Drive Potent Immune Tolerance to Accelerate Hair Regrowth ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · 2025
    8. PKC downregulation upon rapamycin treatment attenuates mitochondrial disease Nature metabolism · 2020 · 26 citations
    9. Prevention of Murine Sclerodermatous Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease by Rapamycin Biology of blood and marrow transplantation · 2013
    10. Effects of immunosuppressive peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase (PPIase) inhibitors, cyclosporin A, FK506, ascomycin and rapamycin, on hair growth initiation in mouse: immunosuppression is not required for new hair growth Journal of Dermatological Science · 1995 · 20 citations
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    2. Hair Regrowth by Transdermal Dissolvable Microneedles Loaded with Rapamycin and Epigallocatechin Gallate Nanoparticles - PubMed Reddit · 21 Aug 2022
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