Certain natural products may help stimulate hair growth by affecting stem cell activity in the scalp.
November 2020 in “Postepy Dermatologii I Alergologii” Sulfotransferase SULT1A1 activity may predict minoxidil treatment success for hair loss.
November 2022 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” The lotion with specific plant extracts effectively increased hair growth and improved hair cycle in subjects after 3 months.
April 2018 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” DPP4 is important for scarring and skin regeneration, and managing its activity could improve skin healing treatments.
42 citations,
September 2015 in “Gene” FGF5s can block the effects of FGF5, which may help control hair growth in cashmere goats.
3 citations,
November 2022 in “Frontiers in molecular biosciences” Plasmalogens activate a channel in cells that may stimulate hair growth.
September 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Blue light helps hair growth by affecting specific proteins in hair follicle cells.
6 citations,
July 2023 in “Nature cell biology” SOX9 helps determine stem cell roles by interacting with DNA and proteins that control gene activity.
4 citations,
December 2020 in “Mammalian genome” Harlequin mutant mice have hair loss due to low AIF protein levels and retroviral element activity.
24 citations,
July 2018 in “Stem cells” Runx1 controls fat-related genes important for normal and cancer cell growth, affecting skin and hair cell behavior.
7 citations,
February 2004 in “Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d anesthésie” Pressure from surgical headrests can cause temporary hair loss in liver donors.
1 citations,
September 2017 in “Journal of Pathology of Nepal” Testing hair roots with a special dye is a simple, non-invasive way to check disease progress in pemphigus vulgaris patients.
254 citations,
January 2012 in “Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology” Stem cell offspring help control their parent stem cells, affecting tissue health, healing, and cancer.
21 citations,
October 2013 in “Molecular Biology of the Cell” The protein CCN2 controls hair growth by affecting hair follicle formation and stem cell activity in mice.
February 2024 in “Cosmoderma” Low-dose oral minoxidil can help treat male and female pattern hair loss, especially in those who can't use topical treatments or have heart health issues.
10 citations,
August 2020 in “Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering” Platelet-rich plasma can potentially improve hair regeneration by increasing follicular gene expression and hair growth activity.
6 citations,
December 2022 in “Cell reports” Eating a high-fat fish oil diet caused mice to lose hair due to a specific immune cell activity in the skin linked to a protein called E-FABP.
January 2023 in “Pharmaceutics” AA–TF#15 significantly promotes hair regrowth and could be an effective treatment for androgenic alopecia.
2 citations,
August 2023 in “Autophagy” Autophagy helps control skin inflammation and cancer responses and regulates hair growth by affecting stem cell activity.
July 2024 in “Natural Product Research” Nk-EE may help treat hair loss by promoting hair growth and preventing hair follicle damage.
August 2019 in “Key engineering materials” A microemulsion with Carthamus tinctorius extract effectively inhibits 5α-reductase and improves skin and hair follicle delivery.
5 citations,
July 2019 in “Investigational new drugs” TLR7-based compounds may help manage chemotherapy-induced hair loss.
12 citations,
August 2022 in “Stem cell reviews and reports” Increasing PBX1 reduces aging and cell death in hair follicle stem cells by boosting SIRT1 and lowering PARP1 activity.
January 2017 in “Jikken doubutsu ihou/Jikken doubutsu/Experimental animals/Jikken Dobutsu” Mice with a changed Hr gene lose and regrow hair due to changes in the gene's activity.
21 citations,
November 2017 in “Scientific Reports” Different human hair follicle stem cells grow at different rates and respond differently to a baldness-related compound.
34 citations,
March 2007 in “Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications” Thioredoxin reductase 1 does not affect glucocorticoid receptor activity in hair follicle cells.
49 citations,
March 2014 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Using the drugs AMD3100 and Tacrolimus together greatly improves skin healing and hair growth after a deep skin cut by increasing stem cells in the wound.
2 citations,
August 2020 in “Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology” Higher granulysin levels in the blood are linked to more severe hair loss in alopecia areata patients, and these levels decrease after effective treatment.
4 citations,
January 2004 DanGuiBoHyulTangGami-Bang helps hair growth but doesn't extend the growth period or affect hair follicle cells significantly.
76 citations,
January 2019 in “Nanoscale” Created material boosts hair growth and kills bacteria for wound healing.