April 2018 in “The Journal of Urology” This study found that phosphodiesterase inhibitors may suppress the proliferation of benign prostatic hyperplasia epithelial cells by modulating CCL5 levels in low androgen conditions.
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January 2016 in “Journal of Biosciences and Medicines” This study found that the ACTH/MC2R system is important for hair cycle regulation, with deficiencies in MC2R leading to altered hair growth phases in mice.
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July 1981 in “Journal of Endocrinology” In this study, α-MSH and cyclic AMP were found to stimulate melanogenesis in hair follicle cultures, while cyclic GMP and melatonin inhibited melanin production but not tyrosinase activity.
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July 1990 in “British Journal of Pharmacology” Diazoxide, minoxidil sulphate, and cromakalim relax rat blood vessels by opening K+ channels, with some differences in their actions.
January 2019 in “Nihon Yakuri Gakkai nenkai yoshishu” This article reviews guidelines and medications for treating benign prostatic hyperplasia but presents no new clinical results.