Can Antibiotic-Induced Changes in the Composition of the Hair Follicle Microbiome Regulate Human Hair Growth?

    April 2021 in “ Experimental Dermatology ”
    Marta B. Lousada, Janin Edelkamp, Tim Lachnit … Ralf Paus
    Studysummary This study shares preliminary findings that roxithromycin treatment tendentially increased hair shaft production and altered the hair follicle microbiota in human hair ex vivo, with substantial inter-individual differences observed.
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    1. The Role of the Microbiome in Scalp Hair Follicle Biology and Disease Experimental Dermatology · 2019
    2. Roxithromycin Antagonizes Catagen Induction in Murine and Human Hair Follicles: Implication of Topical Roxithromycin as Hair Restoration Reagent Archives of Dermatological Research · 2008

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