Follicular Liposomal Delivery Systems
January 2002
in “
Journal of liposome research
”
TLDR New liposomal formulations may improve delivery of treatments to hair follicles, potentially helping with hair loss.
The document discusses the development of novel liposomal formulations aimed at improving the topical delivery of active agents directly to hair follicles and sebaceous glands, which could be beneficial for treating skin diseases like hair loss. The research focused on both small and large molecules, using minoxidil, a known hair growth stimulator, as the small molecule example, and plasmid DNA encoded with interleukin-1 receptor antagonist protein (IL-1ra) as the large molecule example. This suggests a shift in the scientific community towards recognizing follicular transport as a viable pathway for the delivery of topical treatments.
