Conventional and Novel Stem Cell-Based Therapies for Androgenic Alopecia

August 2017 in “ Stem cells and cloning ”

Dodanim Talavera-Adame, Daniella Newman, Nathan Newman

androgenic alopecia hair follicle stem cells dermal papilla cells stem cells Minoxidil Finasteride platelet-rich plasma AGA HFSCs DPCs Rogaine Propecia PRP

From the encyclopedia

Minoxidil →

An essential vasodilator with some anti-androgenic effects

Finasteride →

Frontline, gold standard treatment for combatting androgenic alopecia

Platelet-Rich Plasma →

growth factors taken from your blood and injected into your scalp to stimulate hair

Studysummary This review analyzes therapies used for androgenic alopecia, highlighting potential advances from stem cell technologies and regenerative medicine, and reports no new clinical results.

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