10 citations
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December 1991 in “Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences” This study found that minoxidil increases the expression of a reporter gene linked to hair growth in cultured hair follicles from transgenic mice, suggesting a potential model for studying hair biology.
2 citations
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August 2019 in “International Journal of Applied Pharmaceutics” This study explored the use of SOD-loaded niosomes as carriers to enhance the delivery of superoxide dismutase into hair follicles on guinea pig skin, finding that niosomes improved SOD penetration and preservation compared to free SOD, suggesting their potential as effective delivery vehicles.
68 citations
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September 1990 in “Biochemical Pharmacology” This study found that minoxidil is bioactivated through sulfation by the phenol-sulfating form of phenol sulfotransferase in human liver.
4 citations
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October 2022 in “Cell Reports Physical Science” This study developed a novel mineralization strategy using metal-polyphenol coordination for dynamic control of nano-scale processes, enhancing hydrogels that support wound healing with antibacterial and angiogenesis-promoting properties.
129 citations
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January 2004 in “Journal of medicinal chemistry” This study synthesized nonsteroidal ligands as second-generation androgen receptor agonists and identified three compounds with significant anabolic activity and moderate to minimal androgenic activity in vivo.
January 2004 in “Analytical Sciences: X-ray Structure Analysis Online” This study reports the crystal structure of C28H32O5, revealing its monoclinic symmetry, unit-cell dimensions, and molecular conformation.
15 citations
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November 2020 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” This study found that multi-walled carbon nanotubes promoted root hair growth in certain plants, with results indicating they modulate nitric oxide and ethylene pathways crucial to this development.
February 2026 in “Advanced Healthcare Materials” This study proposes a metal-organic gel-encapsulated microneedle system with antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and pro-angiogenic properties for treating infected wounds, demonstrating potential for precise and adaptive management by targeting various stages of wound healing.
48 citations
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June 1988 in “PubMed” In this study, minoxidil sulfate was found to relax norepinephrine-induced contractions in rabbit mesenteric arteries, possibly by acting as a K+ channel agonist, but it did not relax K+-induced contractions.
12 citations
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February 2010 in “Tetrahedron Letters” This article describes the synthesis of novel polyamine-modified minoxidil analogs and conjugates to potentially enhance minoxidil's biological activity, selectivity, and water solubility, but reports no new biological results.
August 2015 in “대한피부미용학회지” This study observed that zinc sulfate improved hair growth in a mouse model of alopecia, suggesting potential as a therapeutic agent, though less effective than minoxidil.
66 citations
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August 2007 in “Applied and environmental microbiology” This study engineered a bioluminescent yeast strain responsive to androgenic chemicals, demonstrating rapid and sensitive detection suitable for high-throughput screening and environmental monitoring.
1 citations
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June 2016 in “DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)” This study found that an Enterobacter isolate demonstrated high resistance to selenate and effective sorption capacity, suggesting potential for bioremediation of selenium-contaminated environments.
September 2005 in “Eclética Química” This study demonstrated that a photometric flow titration method using KMnO4 and minoxidil provided recovery rates of 97.6 to 102.8% for commercial samples, with relative errors of 3.5 to 4.0% compared to chromatographic procedures.
191 citations
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November 1959 in “Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences” This article reports electron microscope studies on the structure of hair and wool, but it does not present new clinical findings.
February 2020 in “The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan”
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January 2017 in “Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry” Using K2S2O8 as an oxidizing agent in a specific condition, we can make Finasteride with 96.3% yield and 99.6% purity. This method is also good for other compounds and is environmentally friendly.
2 citations
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May 2024 in “Nanomaterials” This study reports the synthesis of a hectorite/phenanthroline nanomaterial which acts as a potential fluorescent sensor for detecting Zn ions in water, offering a solution to the low solubility issue of traditional metal ion-detecting molecules.
19 citations
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October 1989 in “PubMed” This study found that sulfation of minoxidil occurs in hair follicles and proliferative keratinocytes, which may be linked to its hair growth stimulation effects.
September 2015 in “OUKA (Osaka University Knowledge Archive) (Osaka University)” Poly(ethylene-co-vinyl alcohol) monoliths can be made using heat separation for various uses.
July 2018 in “Current Analytical Chemistry” This study observed that carbon paste electrodes catalyze the electrooxidation of minoxidil more efficiently than other electrode types, with a detection limit of approximately 20 ng mL^-1.
15 citations
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May 2009 in “Chemical Physics Letters” This study demonstrated that a metric based on rotational echo intensity in 2H magic-angle spinning NMR can derive kinetic information for conformational exchange without complex modelling, achieving activation barriers consistent with prior findings.
24 citations
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November 2015 in “Frontiers in Genetics” This review discusses the development and potential therapeutic effects of nitroxide small molecule agents for age-related macular degeneration and cardiovascular disease, but reports no new clinical results.
54 citations
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April 2020 in “Experimental & Molecular Medicine” This review discusses the origins of skin and esophageal cancers and reports no clinical results; it emphasizes the role of cyclooxygenase-2 in tumorigenesis and differentiation.
26 citations
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November 2022 in “European journal of medical research” This review discusses the potential of nanoparticles to modify angiogenesis processes for therapeutic applications and reports no new clinical results, highlighting challenges and future prospects in treating angiogenesis-related diseases.
11 citations
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October 2024 in “PLoS ONE” In this study, phage-containing hydrogels were shown to effectively treat wounds infected with E. faecalis by promoting wound healing through controlled phage release, suggesting potential to improve clinical outcomes for such infections.
2 citations
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February 2025 in “Journal of Nanobiotechnology” In this study, metal-organic frameworks modified with stearic acid were used to deliver cardamonin to hair follicles, significantly promoting hair growth and cell proliferation in testosterone-challenged mice, suggesting potential benefits for androgenic alopecia treatment.
8 citations
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January 1968 This study found that high concentrations of dimethyl sulfoxide are needed to cause significant swelling in hair fibers, though the swelling is reversible, unlike the effects on skin.
This study aimed to investigate the effects of antioxidant therapy on skin aging in MetS patients in Latvia but provides no new findings on its effectiveness.
35 citations
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July 2009 in “Optics express” This study introduces a new intracavity frequency modulation technique for tunable picosecond optical parametric oscillators, enhancing chemical contrast in coherent Raman imaging by allowing real-time subtraction of background signals.