The Control of Hair Growth

October 1998 in “ PubMed ”

Slobodan Јаnkovic, Snežana V. Janković

TLDR Future drugs targeting specific hair growth steps could improve treatments for hair growth issues.

The document discussed the control of hair growth, focusing on the role of stem cells in the hair follicle and their regulation by cytokines from dermal papilla cells. It highlighted that androgens indirectly influenced hair growth by affecting cytokine synthesis and release. The study also mentioned that drugs affecting hair growth were categorized into cytotoxic drugs, antiandrogens, and drugs acting on potassium channels. It suggested that future development of drugs targeting specific steps in the hair growth process could lead to more effective treatments for hair growth disorders.

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