88 citations
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December 2003 in “Journal of Biological Chemistry” This study identified epiprofin as a highly tissue-specific nuclear protein that promotes cell proliferation, mainly expressed in the developing teeth, hair follicles, and limbs of embryonic mice.
13 citations
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January 2021 in “Scientific Reports” This study found that Pannexin 3 plays a crucial role in skin development by regulating the transcription factor Epiprofin, affecting keratinocyte differentiation and hair follicle regeneration in mice.
March 2025 in “FEBS Journal” This study found that Epiprofin acts as a negative regulator of parathyroid hormone transcription, with potential implications for controlling PTH production in hyperparathyroidism.
32 citations
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February 2008 in “Developmental dynamics” This study indicates that the Sp6 gene is crucial for the development of skin, teeth, limbs, and lungs in mice, possibly through regulating apoptosis.
28 citations
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January 2008 in “Journal of medical investigation” This study found that Sp6 overproduction in ameloblast-lineage cells increased cell proliferation and ameloblastin expression, suggesting that Sp6 promotes amelogenesis by inhibiting follistatin gene expression.
January 2002 in “Chinese Journal of Pharmaceuticals” This study reports the preparation of a key intermediate for finasteride and epristeride with a 69% overall yield from pregnenolone acetate.
54 citations
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July 2017 in “Scientific Reports” This study found that the JMJD3/NF-κB-Notch1 pathway plays a crucial role in regulating keratinocyte migration and skin wound healing, with Notch1 affecting key genes involved in cell migration.
41 citations
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December 2019 in “Stem Cell Reviews and Reports” This review discusses the progress in tooth regeneration research and highlights the potential of spatial-temporal release of developmental factors, but it reports no new clinical findings.
34 citations
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December 2009 in “The International Journal of Developmental Biology” In this study, thymosin beta4 over-expression in transgenic mice was linked to accelerated hair growth and abnormal tooth development, suggesting roles in hair and tooth physiology.
28 citations
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February 2019 in “Genes” This review discusses the regulation and dynamics of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway in development, pluripotency, and cancer, highlighting potential mechanisms and future research directions, but reports no new results.
3 citations
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January 2023 in “Journal of Hard Tissue Biology” This study found that Wnt10a expression in odontoblasts increased with dental pulp regeneration and may be a potential non-cellular agent for inducing dental pulp regeneration with dentine-inducing capacity.
January 2007 in “The Journal of Pharmaceutical Practice” This study concluded that a synthesis process for finasteride from pregnenolone acetic ester is inexpensive, simple, and achieves a good yield of 36.5%.
January 2011 in “Zhongguo xin yao zazhi” This study developed a new method for synthesizing finasteride that eliminates the need for expensive and toxic chemicals, achieving high purity and a 24.2% yield.
18 citations
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October 2010 in “Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters” This study found that a new hybrid compound designed from finasteride and epristeride was a potent inhibitor of 5α-reductase with a mechanism similar to finasteride.
1 citations
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December 2012 in “I P Pavlov Russian Medical Biological Herald” In this study, finasteride was found to induce tissue-specific P-glycoprotein activity in the liver and kidney of rabbits after a 14-day treatment period.
March 2023 in “Oxford University Press eBooks”
21 citations
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February 2003 in “Farmaco” Method quickly measures finasteride concentration in capsules.
20 citations
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October 1995 in “PubMed” This study identified CYP3A4 as a key isozyme involved in the oxidative metabolism of finasteride in human liver microsomes.
1 citations
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January 2010 This study in humans and pigs found that finasteride metabolism is significantly influenced by CYP3A4, with induced metabolism decreasing and inhibited metabolism increasing plasma exposure of the drug.
December 2010 in “Asian Journal of Research in Chemistry” This study reports an improved and more cost-effective 7-step synthesis method for finasteride with an overall yield of 20.01%.
6 citations
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December 2011 in “Drug Research” This study concluded that Flaxin tablets and the reference formulation are bioequivalent in terms of absorption rate and extent when administered as a single 5 mg dose to healthy male volunteers.
7 citations
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September 1997 in “PubMed” This study found that Finasteride treatment significantly reduced dihydrotestosterone and epidermal growth factor levels in benign prostatic hyperplasia tissue, particularly in the periurethral zone, while Flutamide decreased epidermal growth factor but not dihydrotestosterone.
2 citations
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December 2013 in “Xenobiotica” This study found that the metabolic profile of finasteride in pigs closely matches that of humans, supporting the use of pigs for studying human drug metabolism.
January 2009 in “Xiandai huagong” This research outlines a chemical synthesis process for Finasteride, detailing the conversion of pregnadienolone acetate through various chemical reactions and modifications.
January 2009 in “Chemical Reagents” The method produces finasteride with a 92% yield.
6 citations
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February 2016 in “Journal of Microencapsulation” This study found that injectable finasteride microspheres provided a sustained drug release with a minimal initial burst in albino rabbits compared to oral suspension.
14 citations
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May 2005 in “Steroids” This study describes the synthesis of finasteride from 4-androstene-3,17-dione in a seven-step process with an overall yield of 18.6%.
14 citations
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April 2002 in “Brain Research Protocols” Quickly get finasteride from tablets using easy methods.
5 citations
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January 1991 in “Drugs of The Future” April 2011 in “ChemInform” A new compound may effectively inhibit the enzyme linked to BPH and hair loss.