Kaempferol Stimulates Dermal Papilla Cells and Upregulates Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling Pathway for Androgenetic Alopecia Treatment

    December 2025 in “ The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry ”
    Changjiang Zhao, Ling-ling Jia, Ruiyu Luo … Yufei Li
    Studysummary This study found that kaempferol may stimulate hair growth in androgenetic alopecia by enhancing dermal papilla cell function and reducing dihydrotestosterone-induced damage, showing comparable efficacy to finasteride in a mouse model.
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