The Protective Role of the Immunomodulator AS101 Against Chemotherapy-Induced Alopecia: Studies on Human and Animal Models

    January 1996 in “ International Journal of Cancer ”
    Benjamin Sredni, Ren-He Xu, Michael Albeck … Yona Kalechman
    Studysummary In this study, AS101 combined with chemotherapy significantly reduced the severity of chemotherapy-induced alopecia in non-small-cell-lung-cancer patients and may involve immune mechanisms related to IL-1 and PGE2.
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    1. Keratinocyte Growth Factor Is an Important Endogenous Mediator of Hair Follicle Growth, Development, and Differentiation. Normalization of the Nu/Nu Follicular Differentiation Defect and Amelioration of Chemotherapy-Induced Alopecia. PubMed · 1995
    2. IL-1 Alpha Inhibits Human Hair Follicle Growth And Hair Fiber Production In Whole-Organ Cultures PubMed · 1993