Disrupted Cholesterol Biosynthesis and Hair Follicle Stem Cell Impairment in the Onset of Alopecia

    September 2025 in “ PLoS ONE ”
    Leemon Nikhila, Surya Suresh, Shahul Hameed Najeeb … Parameswara Panicker Sreejith
    Studysummary This study found that disrupted cholesterol homeostasis in scalp samples from cicatricial alopecia patients hinders hair regrowth by affecting hair follicle stem cell markers, with resulting effects confirmed in vitro and in animal models.
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