CRF Receptor Antagonist Astressin-B Reverses and Prevents Alopecia in CRF Over-Expressing Mice

February 2011 in “ PloS one ”

Lixin Wang, Mulugeta Million, Jean Rivier, Catherine Rivier, Noah Craft, Mary P. Stenzel-Poore, Yvette Taché

CRF receptor antagonist Astressin-B alopecia hair regrowth pigmentation CRF signaling stress-induced hair loss

TLDR Astressin-B can reverse and prevent hair loss in stressed mice.

The study demonstrated that the CRF receptor antagonist Astressin-B effectively reversed and prevented alopecia in CRF over-expressing mice by inducing significant hair regrowth and pigmentation, with effects lasting up to 4 months. This suggested that CRF signaling played a significant role in stress-induced hair loss, and blocking this pathway could be a potential therapeutic strategy for treating alopecia. The findings highlighted the potential of CRF receptor antagonists as a promising therapy for stress-related hair loss.

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