20 citations
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August 2008 in “Journal of Medical Case Reports” This case report describes a probable hypersensitivity reaction to a single intravenous dose of ondansetron, highlighting the need for cautious use, especially in outpatient settings.
February 2018 in “The Journal of Sexual Medicine” In this animal study, finasteride exposure led to impaired spermatogenesis in rats, while the novel compound DA-9401, derived from three medicinal herbs, demonstrated potential in improving sperm parameters and reducing testicular apoptosis when used alone or with finasteride.
February 2026 in “Chemical Engineering Journal” This study found that a novel nano-engineered platform, PCA, significantly promoted hair regeneration in an androgenetic alopecia mouse model by enhancing angiogenesis and hair follicle stem cell proliferation, showing promise for future hair regrowth treatments.
This review discusses recent advances in polydopamine-based biomaterials and their growing potential in personalized medicine, but reports no new experimental results; the authors highlight both opportunities and challenges for future applications.
6 citations
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October 2021 in “Brain Sciences” This study reported that dutasteride, identified through a drug repurposing strategy, showed the potential to reduce neuroinflammation and cognitive impairment in LPS-stimulated models.
408 citations
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May 2004 in “The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism/Journal of clinical endocrinology & metabolism” This study found that dutasteride more effectively reduced serum dihydrotestosterone levels than finasteride in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia.
25 citations
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October 2008 in “Chromatographia” This study developed and validated a sensitive and rapid method to simultaneously measure alfuzosin and dutasteride in human plasma, enabling high-throughput analysis for pharmacokinetic and bioequivalence studies.
1 citations
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September 1986 in “Journal of the Forensic Science Society” This study found that hair root sheaths can be accurately typed for erythrocyte acid phosphatase, adenylate kinase, and adenosine deaminase, consistent with blood typing results from the same donors.
2 citations
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January 2011 in “Clinical medicine insights” The authors concluded that dutasteride is effective and generally safe for managing benign prostatic hyperplasia and may reduce prostate cancer risk.
10 citations
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October 2015 in “Journal of Dermatology” This study found that adenosine significantly increased the proportion of thick hair in Caucasian men with androgenetic alopecia, with no reported adverse effects.
December 2023 in “Annals of phytomedicine” This study reports that dutasteride, used alone or with tamsulosin, effectively reduces acute urine retention and surgery risk in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia, and may lower prostate cancer incidence, suggesting potential chemopreventive benefits.
241 citations
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March 2000 in “The Journal of Urology” This review discusses the concept of andropause, preferring the term "androgen decline in the aging male" (ADAM), and emphasizes the need for urologists to recognize its manifestations and manage its treatment, but reports no new clinical results.
20 citations
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January 2018 in “Expert Opinion on Drug Safety” This review discusses androgenetic alopecia management with 5α-reductase inhibitors, emphasizing that while dutasteride shows superior efficacy, finasteride is suggested as preferable due to predictable adverse effects and preservation of physiological roles.
June 2020 in “Acta medica Philippina” This research review suggests that topical adenosine could improve hair thickness and user satisfaction in adults with androgenetic alopecia, with minimal side effects reported, but concludes that further studies are necessary to confirm these findings.
September 2015 in “Journal watch” Triamcinolone acetonide injections help regrow hair in alopecia areata patients.
February 2019 in “DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)” This meta-analysis reported that dutasteride was more effective than finasteride in increasing hair count and improving visual hair appearance in men with androgenetic alopecia over a 24-week period, while both drugs had similar rates of sexual dysfunction side effects.
November 2013 in “Journal of clinical & experimental dermatology research” Dutasteride can help treat hair loss in both men and women.
5 citations
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February 2023 in “Veterinary Sciences” This study found that adhesive tape impression cytology was effective for diagnosing dermatophytosis in dogs and cats, particularly in dogs with kerion, exhibiting sensitivity comparable to or higher than other tests.
33 citations
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October 2005 in “PubMed” In this case study, significant improvement in androgenic alopecia was observed in a 46-year-old woman after 9 months of treatment with dutasteride following limited success with finasteride.
October 2017 in “DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)” This study found that finasteride induced infertility and increased endoplasmic reticulum stress in rats, but these effects were mitigated by DA-9401 administration.
July 2019 in “Dermatología Cosmética, Médica y Quirúrgica” This study found that dutasteride mesotherapy increased the diameter of existing hair in five Mexican men with androgenetic alopecia, without reported side effects.
November 2024 in “Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” In this pilot study, cryotherapy using a device that precisely controls cooling duration improved hair regrowth for patchy alopecia areata when applied for 20 seconds with two freeze-thaw cycles, similar to standard triamcinolone acetonide injections, but not when applied for 10 seconds.
June 2026 in “The Journal of Sexual Medicine” This study found that psychiatric adverse drug reactions were more frequently reported with finasteride than with dutasteride, but it remains unclear if there is a causal relationship.
This study found that the enzyme encoded by Dgat1 acts as a retinol acyltransferase in murine epidermis, protecting against retinoid toxicity and alopecia by preventing retinol accumulation.
This article lists the clinically important interactions and skin reactions of several drugs and substances, including THA, FK506, tamoxifen, tamsulosin, tartrazine, tea tree oil, temazepam, and temozolomide, but provides no new clinical results.
September 2025 in “Stem Cell Research & Therapy” This study found that TAZ promotes adipogenesis in goat adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells by enhancing PI3K/AKT pathway activity, with overexpression boosting adipocyte formation and knockdown inhibiting it.
17 citations
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August 1979 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This study found that a histochemical stain using 4-dimethyl-aminocinnamaldehyde effectively distinguishes between plucked anagen and telogen hairs by causing the root ends of anagen hairs to develop a red color.
November 2005 in “The Journal of Urology” This paper discusses the effect of dutasteride on prostate cancer detection in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia but provides no new clinical results.
July 2026 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” This study observed that upadacitinib demonstrated significant efficacy and favorable safety for treating alopecia areata over 12 months in a real-world setting, with patients having an atopic background showing better early response; no serious adverse events were reported.
3 citations
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March 2023 in “JAAD case reports” This study describes three cases where patients with recalcitrant alopecia areata achieved complete hair regrowth on the scalp after treatment with upadacitinib, suggesting it may be beneficial for similar cases, especially those with comorbid atopic dermatitis.