38 citations
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January 2017 in “PPAR Research” This review discusses the role of PPAR-γ in the pathogenesis of primary cicatricial alopecia, including its involvement in lichen planopilaris and treatment trials using PPAR-agonists, and reports no new clinical results.
24 citations
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November 2019 in “Experimental Dermatology” This review synthesizes current research on PPAR-γ signaling in hair follicle biology and its potential role in treating hair growth disorders like scarring alopecia and hirsutism, but reports no new clinical results.
July 2022 in “Research Square (Research Square)” This study found that Egyptian women with frontal fibrosing alopecia had lower serum PPARγ levels and a higher occurrence of PPARG gene polymorphism compared to healthy controls, suggesting a potential role for PPARγ in the condition's development.
150 citations
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October 2010 in “The American Journal of Pathology” This review discusses the pathogenesis and challenges in treating primary cicatricial alopecia, highlighting the need to understand immune protection collapse in hair follicle stem cells; it reports no new clinical results.
58 citations
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January 2015 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” Pioglitazone may help treat lichen planopilaris, but more research is needed.