Compound Glycyrrhizin Promotes Hair Growth in C57BL/6 Mice by Regulating the Wnt/β-Catenin Pathway

    July 2025 in “ Dermatologica Sinica ”
    Yan Peng, Ling He, Xiaoqiong Yang, Aijie Zhao
    Studysummary In this study, compound glycyrrhizin promoted hair regrowth in a testosterone-induced alopecia mouse model and increased human hair dermal papilla cell proliferation, likely through activating the Wnt/β-catenin pathway.
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