15 citations
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December 2017 in “Journal of The European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” This letter discusses potential pathogenetic links among frontal fibrosing alopecia, androgenetic alopecia, and fibrosing alopecia in a pattern distribution and reports no new clinical findings.
November 2024 in “Journal of Translational Internal Medicine” This study found that umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes improved hair growth in mice with androgenetic alopecia by promoting hair follicle stem cell stemness through the RAS/ERK pathway, suggesting a potential new treatment strategy for this condition.
5 citations
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January 2017 in “Endocrinology” This chapter reviews the biosynthesis, mechanism of action, and therapeutic effects of testosterone and related androgens, but reports no new research findings.
May 2022 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study found that intracrine androgen signaling, mediated by steroid 5α-reductase, is essential for optimal decidualization and vascular development in the endometrium during pregnancy, indicating potential targets for improving age-related fertility issues.
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April 2000 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This article discusses the etiology, clinical features, diagnosis, histopathology, and treatment of alopecia areata but reports no new clinical findings; it emphasizes the palliative nature of current treatments.