March 2025 in “HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)” This thesis investigates the underlying mechanisms and treatment options for androgenetic alopecia, highlighting the molecular roles of androgens and genetic predispositions, and evaluates current and emerging therapies, such as PROTACs and Janus Kinase inhibitors, to enhance patient management.
February 2024 in “Benha Journal of Applied Sciences” This article reviews the current understanding, clinical features, diagnostic tests, and treatment options for androgenetic alopecia and reports no new clinical results.
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August 2024 in “Indian Dermatology Online Journal” In this study, bicalutamide showed promise in managing female pattern hair loss and reducing minoxidil-induced hypertrichosis, though further research is necessary to refine its use and establish its role in treatment.
February 2013 in “Jurnal Biomedik : JBM” This article discusses therapeutic options for managing androgenic alopecia but reports no new clinical results, recommending selective and safe drugs such as growth stimulators and DHT inhibitors.
November 2025 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Minoxidil helps hair growth by improving blood vessel function.
July 2025 in “International Journal of Biological Macromolecules” This study developed a bifunctional sodium hyaluronate microneedle patch incorporating glycyrrhizin-loaded dutasteride micelles and mesoporous polydopamine nanoparticles, which effectively inhibited DHT and reduced ROS in hair follicle cells, resulting in significantly accelerated hair growth in vitro and in vivo.
April 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study identified altered neurological pathways and potential drug targets involved in androgenetic alopecia, suggesting areas for future research and possible therapies.
January 2023 in “Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research” This study concluded that S. hexaphylla extract may improve androgenetic alopecia by reducing 5α-reductase and androgen receptor levels, inhibiting apoptosis, and promoting keratinocyte proliferation in experimental models.
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September 2017 in “Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology” This review discusses the molecular mechanisms of androgens and androgen receptors in skin disorders, particularly androgenetic alopecia, and reports no new clinical results; it highlights potential areas for future treatment development.
March 2002 in “Hair transplant forum international” This article discusses the FDA approval of dutasteride for benign prostatic hypertrophy and explores its potential role in treating androgenetic alopecia but reports no new clinical findings.
June 2026 in “Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)” This review concludes that finasteride and dutasteride are the most evidence-supported oral treatments for androgenetic alopecia, with dutasteride offering slightly greater hair count improvements and both affected by genetic response modifiers.
April 2026 in “International Journal of Drug Delivery Technology” This review concluded that while topical prostaglandin analogues show some potential in treating androgenetic alopecia, evidence is still limited and no products have regulatory approval.
August 2023 in “Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)” This review paper provides a comprehensive overview of Dutasteride, detailing its pharmacological properties, mechanisms, and therapeutic applications, particularly for androgenetic alopecia and benign prostatic hyperplasia, and discusses its potential use in prostate cancer prevention and transgender medicine.
July 2025 in “Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces” This study found that the new delivery system HL@Mi enhanced the skin penetration, local bioavailability, and safety of minoxidil, supporting improved hair growth in an androgenetic alopecia animal model.
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January 2016 in “Annals of Dermatology” This study found that dutasteride 0.5 mg was generally well-tolerated and led to overall improvement in male patients aged 18 to 41 with androgenic alopecia in a Korean clinical practice setting.
January 2019 in “Dermatologica Sinica” This study observed that dutasteride treatment led to improvement in acne vulgaris among two male patients with androgenetic alopecia, suggesting its potential as a treatment option for concurrent conditions.
April 2024 in “Bioactive materials” This study found that a microneedle system delivering VEGF and Ritlecitinib improved hair regeneration in mice with androgenetic alopecia, showing faster anagen onset and better hair quality compared to minoxidil.
June 2026 in “Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)” This study reviews the effectiveness and safety of finasteride and dutasteride for treating androgenetic alopecia, highlighting that dutasteride reduces DHT more deeply than finasteride, with genetic factors influencing patient response and both drugs being evidence-supported options for men and women.
This study developed a topical dutasteride-loaded Insitu-emulgel for treating androgenetic alopecia, finding it effectively controls drug release, enhances skin penetration, and may improve patient compliance compared to traditional topical treatments, though further clinical research is underway.
January 2011 in “Clinical Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology” This review discusses spironolactone as an effective and potentially safer treatment for androgenic alopecia, particularly when used with minoxidil, but calls for more high-quality clinical trials.
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January 2021 in “Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy” This study found that dihydrotestosterone induced hair loss and changes in hair morphology in male C57BL/6 mice, effects that could be partially reversed by the AR antagonist bicalutamide.
This invention reports piperazine derivatives as potent inhibitors of type 3 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase, suggesting potential therapeutic applications in treating prostate cancer, acne, and androgenic alopecia.
January 2015 in “Current Opinion in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Obesity”
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January 1986 in “The Prostate” This article discusses the role of dihydrotestosterone in human prostatic adenocarcinoma growth and suggests that 6-methyleneprogesterone could be used to inhibit DHT for treating hormone-responsive prostate cancer, without new clinical findings.
January 2025 in “Journal of Contemporary Medical Practice” The researchers reported that nano-cerium oxide improved androgenetic alopecia in mice by increasing the ratio of terminal to vellus hairs, elevating IGF-1 expression, and reducing TGF-β and DHT levels in the skin, suggesting potential for drug development.
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March 2019 in “International Journal of Molecular Medicine” This study found that finasteride-loaded microspheres effectively treated androgenic alopecia in a mouse model, showing similar hair growth effects to orally-administered finasteride.
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February 2022 in “Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology” In this study, researchers found that the thyroxine receptor agonist TDM10842 accelerated the onset of anagen, a hair growth phase, in C3H mice, potentially through activation of the Wnt/beta-catenin and Hedgehog pathways, with Pclaf playing a key role in this process.
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September 2014 in “Current Opinion in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Obesity” This review discusses the efficacy and safety of 5-alpha reductase inhibitors for treating androgenetic alopecia, noting concerns about sexual side effects, which are typically uncommon and often resolve over time.
April 2024 in “Journal of ethnopharmacology” This study demonstrated that ellagic acid promoted hair regrowth in a DHT-induced androgenic alopecia mouse model by inhibiting ferroptosis through the activation of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway, suggesting its potential as a treatment for androgenic alopecia.