Phosphatidic Acid Has Potential to Promote Hair Growth In Vitro and In Vivo, and Activates Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase/Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase Kinase in Hair Epithelial Cells

    August 2003 in “ ˜The œjournal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology ”
    Tomoya Takahashi, Ayako Kamimura, Takako Hamazono-Matsuoka, Shinkichi Honda
    Studysummary This study found that phosphatidic acid promotes hair growth by stimulating cell proliferation and protecting against apoptosis in murine hair epithelial cells, unlike lysophosphatidic acid, which showed limited effects.
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