learn Osteopontin signaling protein that, when suppressed, may grow hair by reducing inflammation and stem cell loss
research In Silico Structural Prediction of Human Steroid 5α-Reductase Type II 3 citations , March 2016 in “Medicinal Chemistry Research” Scientists found out the structure of a human enzyme linked to prostate cancer and hair loss, which could help in designing drugs.
research Identification of Beta-Sitosterol and Stigmasterol as Possible Inhibitors of 5 Alpha-Reductase 1: An In-Silico Study 3 citations , January 2022 in “Precision medicine and clinical omics” Beta-sitosterol and stigmasterol might help prevent hair loss by blocking a specific enzyme.
research Homology Modeling of 5-Alpha-Reductase 2 Using Available Experimental Data 5 citations , January 2018 in “Interdisciplinary sciences: computational life sciences” Accurate protein modeling can help develop new treatments for prostate cancer and other diseases.
research Molecular Modeling of Hair Keratin/Peptide Complex: Using MM-PBSA Calculations to Describe Experimental Binding Results 14 citations , January 2012 in “Proteins” Electrostatic interactions mainly stabilize the binding of peptides to hair keratin.
research The Intermediate Filament Architecture as Determined by X-Ray Diffraction Modeling of Hard Alpha-Keratin 66 citations , June 2004 in “Biophysical Journal” Hard α-keratin in hair has a unique, nonordered structure, different from other fibers.