Male-Pattern Baldness, Common Latent Viruses, and Microcompetition
July 2018
in “
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology
”
male-pattern baldness microcompetition miniaturization of hair follicles frontal scalp vertex scalp androgens dihydrotestosterone DHT testosterone 5α-reductase androgen receptor AR balding scalps latent viruses Epstein-Barr virus EBV Herpes simplex virus 1 HSV-1 GABP p300 transcription complex hair loss MPB 5-alpha-reductase
Studysummary This commentary discusses how common latent viruses might contribute to male-pattern baldness through mechanisms involving transcription factor deficiency and overexpression of specific proteins, based on a concept called microcompetition; it reports no new research results.
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