Haarwuchsmittel bei androgenetischer Alopezie
June 1994
in “
Der Hautarzt
”
TLDR DNA-flowcytometry is a reliable method to evaluate hair growth in androgenetic alopecia.
The document discussed the challenges in evaluating the effectiveness of hair-growth-promoting agents for androgenetic alopecia. It highlighted that while these agents aimed to stop or reverse hair follicle regression and prolong hair cycles, particularly the anagen phase, the commonly used trichograms were insufficient for assessing true drug effects. An increase in the anagen rate could result from shortened hair cycles rather than an actual extension of the anagen phase. Therefore, the study suggested that drug effects should be examined through cell cycle kinetics, with DNA-flowcytometry being a reliable method for evaluating hair growth by analyzing the proliferative activity of hair follicles.
