This study found that the optimized AR antagonist compound 39 showed potent hair growth activity with improved safety in mice, suggesting potential for better topical treatments for androgenetic alopecia.
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December 2015 in “BMC plant biology” This study provides evidence that five Hyp-O-GALT genes are crucial for AGP galactosylation and that AGP glycans are vital for various aspects of plant growth and development.
December 2025 in “DiRROS repository (University of Maribor)” In this study, baricitinib showed effectiveness and good tolerability in treating severe alopecia areata over 52 weeks.
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June 2016 in “Biomaterials” This study observed that MAA beads improved vascularization in non-diabetic male mice by modulating the Shh signaling pathway in wound granulation tissue, but showed no such effects in females.
April 2025 in “Dermatology Practical & Conceptual” This study found that patients with alopecia areata had significantly higher systemic immune-inflammation index levels compared to healthy controls, regardless of the disease's severity.
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March 2025 in “Phytomedicine” Deoxyshikonin from Arnebiae Radix helps hair grow by activating a specific cell pathway.
September 2025 in “JID Innovations” This study suggests that macrophages, particularly CD206+ macrophages, play a crucial role in squaric acid dibutylester-induced hair growth in alopecia areata treatment.
July 2025 in “Journal of Research in Siddha Medicine” This study investigated the sub-acute toxicity of Eclipta alba extract in Wistar albino rats, finding generally comparable hematological and biochemical parameters to controls, but noted mild morphological liver and kidney changes at the highest dose, highlighting a key area for further safety research.
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April 2019 in “The Plant Journal” This study found that CNGC 6, CNGC 9, and CNGC 14 are crucial for maintaining calcium oscillations necessary for normal root hair growth in plants, with mutations leading to defects like swelling and bursting.
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February 2015 in “EBioMedicine” This study observed that baricitinib treatment led to significant improvement in a patient's alopecia areata symptoms and suggests further clinical trials to explore its potential as a treatment.
January 2025 in “Figshare” This meta-analysis concluded that compound glycyrrhizin combined with conventional treatments enhanced hair regrowth in alopecia areata patients, though it was associated with some mild adverse effects like oedema.
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September 2025 in “JAAD reviews.” This review discusses the condition alopecia areata and summarizes its available treatments, mentioning three recently approved Janus kinase inhibitors, but reports no new clinical results.
July 2022 in “Media Dermato Venereologica Indonesiana” In this case study, a 29-year-old man with alopecia areata experienced satisfactory hair regrowth after five months of combined intralesional triamcinolone acetonide and platelet-rich plasma therapy.
March 2026 in “The American Journal of Managed Care” The authors concluded that FDA-approved JAK inhibitors, shown to be safe and effective in phase 3 trials, are promising treatment options for severe alopecia areata.
April 2019 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” In this study, the researchers observed significant metabolic dysregulation in central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia, particularly involving lipid metabolism and the downregulation of AMPK-related genes.
April 2026 in “Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)” This paper introduces a hypothesis that elevated DHT at puberty may increase cerebral heat output, creating chronic thermal stress linked to androgenetic alopecia, and suggests this could be tested with MR thermometry.
September 2025 in “British Journal of Hospital Medicine” This study found that certain plasma protein ratios, specifically AGRN/HSPG2 and DECR1/FKBP1B, were significantly associated with an increased risk of alopecia areata, indicating potential causal relationships but reverse causality was not supported.
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January 2015 in “Molecular Genetics and Metabolism”
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December 2005 in “Archives of dermatology” This study presents case reports of four patients with alopecia areata or alopecia universalis, highlighting varied responses to treatments like prednisone, intralesional triamcinolone, and squaric acid dibutyl ester.
September 2020 in “Eureka: Health Sciences” In this study, the researchers developed an optimal emulgel formulation for treating androgenic alopecia, determining that a base with 0.3% Carbomer Ultraz 10, 0.1% potassium sorbate, and 0.2% triethanolamine offered the best properties for drug release, application compliance, safety, and stability.
June 2026 in “Clinical Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology” This study found that escalating baricitinib to 6 mg daily improved hair loss in 75% of patients with severe refractory alopecia areata who responded poorly to standard treatments, while also noting manageable short-term safety concerns under close monitoring.
March 2024 in “Clinical and experimental dermatology” This study suggests that potent topical corticosteroid occlusion may be a safe and effective treatment option for pediatric patients with severe alopecia areata, although further research is needed on its long-term safety and recurrence.
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August 2009 in “Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine” This study found that a composition including Serenoa repens extract and anti-inflammatory agents effectively suppressed inflammation-related gene expression in a keratinocyte model, suggesting a potential dual strategy for treating androgenetic alopecia.
July 2026 in “Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)” This study used a multi-layer in silico framework to evaluate Korean herbal compounds for androgenetic alopecia, identifying Biochanin A, Saponin Re, and Emodin as potential topical candidates with distinct safety and affinity profiles, although these findings remain purely computational without experimental validation.
This study reports that the newly optimized AR antagonist 39 demonstrated effective hair growth and safety in a mouse model of androgenetic alopecia, showing comparable efficacy to pyrilutamide with faster response and favorable pharmacokinetics, due to innovative structural design and dual metabolic inactivation strategy.
July 2026 in “Advanced Science” In this study, researchers found that a scallop adhesive protein (Sbp9 Δ) forms strong adhesive coatings via disulfide-sticker strategies, which also promote hair regeneration in mouse models by activating Wnt signaling and enhancing angiogenesis, proving more effective than minoxidil for androgenetic alopecia.
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March 2020 in “Thoracic Cancer” In this phase I study, CT-707, a new ALK inhibitor, showed a 77% response rate among Chinese patients with advanced ALK-rearranged non-small cell lung cancer, suggesting clinical effectiveness despite some adverse events like diarrhea and liver enzyme elevation.
July 2025 in “SKIN The Journal of Cutaneous Medicine” This study reported that ritlecitinib was generally well tolerated over 72 months in patients aged 12 and older with alopecia areata, with adverse events like headache and nasopharyngitis observed, and safety outcomes consistent with previous studies.
This study retrospectively evaluated the effectiveness of off-label baricitinib in children with severe alopecia areata and found that 50% achieved treatment goals, though psychological effects were noted and laboratory abnormalities occurred in 42.86% of patients.
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November 2021 in “Journal of Clinical Medicine” This study found no significant differences in certain proinflammatory protein levels between patients with alopecia areata and healthy controls but noted a potential association between disease severity and increased atherosclerosis risk.