Caffeine Relaxes Hair Follicles in Androgenetic Alopecia

    August 2020 in “ British Journal of Dermatology ”
    Masaru Ohyama
    Studysummary Caffeine may protect hair follicles from stress-related hair loss.
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    1. New Effects of Caffeine on Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone (CRH)-Induced Stress Along the Intrafollicular Classical Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) Axis (CRH-R1/2, IP3-R, ACTH, MC-R2) and the Neurogenic Non-HPA Axis (Substance P, p75NTR and TrkA) in Ex Vivo Human Male Androgenetic Scalp Hair Follicles British Journal of Dermatology · 2020
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    3. The Role of Hair Follicles in the Percutaneous Absorption of Caffeine BJCP. British journal of clinical pharmacology/British journal of clinical pharmacology · 2007
    4. Effect of Caffeine and Testosterone on the Proliferation of Human Hair Follicles In Vitro International Journal of Dermatology · 2007
    5. Human Hair Follicles Display a Functional Equivalent of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) Axis and Synthesize Cortisol The FASEB Journal · 2005
    6. Burden of Hair Loss: Stress and the Underestimated Psychosocial Impact of Telogen Effluvium and Androgenetic Alopecia Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2004

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    5. PUVA Therapy for Alopecia Areata 1981