Original Article: Effect of Wheat Bran on Hair Growth

    January 2013 in “ 생약학회지 ”
    강정일, 문정선, 김은지, 이영기, 고영상, 유은숙, 강희경, 임동술
    TLDR Wheat bran promotes hair growth by helping hair cells multiply.
    This study evaluated the effect of wheat bran on hair growth, finding that the n-hexane fraction of wheat bran significantly increased hair-fiber lengths in rat vibrissa follicles and induced the telogen-anagen transition in C57BL/6 mice. The fraction also promoted the proliferation of immortalized vibrissa dermal papilla cells (DPCs) in a dose-dependent manner. Molecular analysis revealed that this proliferation was associated with increased levels of cell cycle proteins (cyclin D1, cyclin E, phospho-CDK2, phospho-pRB) and Wnt/β-catenin signaling components (phospho(ser552)-β-catenin, phospho(ser675)-β-catenin, phospho(ser9)-GSK3β). These findings suggested that wheat bran could promote hair growth by regulating DPC proliferation through cell cycle proteins and Wnt/β-catenin signaling.
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