Histological Assessment of Follicular Delivery of Flutamide by Solid Lipid Nanoparticles: Potential Tool for the Treatment of Androgenic Alopecia

July 2015 in “ Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy ”

Hamed Hamishehkar, Saeed Ghanbarzadeh, Sasan Sepehran, Yousef Javadzadeh, Zahra Mardhiah Adib, Maryam Kouhsoltani

flutamide solid lipid nanoparticles androgenic alopecia hair follicles

TLDR Flutamide, delivered by solid lipid nanoparticles, could potentially treat hair loss.

The document titled "Histological assessment of follicular delivery of flutamide by solid lipid nanoparticles: potential tool for the treatment of androgenic alopecia" from 2015 investigated the potential of flutamide, delivered via solid lipid nanoparticles, as a treatment for androgenic alopecia. The study found that these nanoparticles were successful in delivering flutamide to hair follicles, which could potentially help in treating androgenic alopecia. However, the document did not provide the number of participants in the study, limiting the strength of the conclusions.

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