Utilization of Response Surface Design for Development and Optimization of Rosuvastatin Calcium-Loaded Nano-Squarticles for Hair Growth Stimulating VEGF and IGF Production: In Vitro and In Vivo Evaluation

September 2023 in “ Drug development and industrial pharmacy ”

Mervat S. Ibrahim, Nihal Mohamed Elmahdy Elsayyad, Abeer Salama, Shereen H. Noshi

rosuvastatin calcium nano-squarticles VEGF IGF hair growth in-vitro in-vivo

Studysummary In this study, researchers developed and optimized squarticles containing rosuvastatin calcium and found that they promoted hair regrowth in rats within 10 days, showing superior results compared to the standard minoxidil treatment.

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