June 2026 in “Journal of Dermatological Science” This study found that a topical formulation containing DMG-Na significantly improved hair loss parameters in people experiencing hair loss, suggesting its potential effectiveness for such conditions.
June 2026 in “Immunity Inflammation and Disease” In this study, researchers observed that dandruff involves altered keratinocyte activity and a low-grade inflammatory response characterized by increased interleukin-17-producing T-cells and CCL17 levels, but without significant changes in immune cell populations or skin barrier lipids.
January 2026 in “British Journal of Dermatology” This study found that neither caffeine nor N,N-dimethylglycine treatments were toxic to balding or nonbalding dermal papilla cells and could stimulate calcium influx, indicating treatment responsiveness.
November 2025 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” N,N-Dimethylglycine sodium salt may improve skin health and treat hair loss.
July 2025 in “Chinese Journal of Dermatology” This study reported differences in serum IgG N-glycans between male patients with different types of androgenetic alopecia, suggesting that GP10 and GP22 may serve as biomarkers for assessing hair loss severity in male FPHL.
June 2024 in “Current Developments in Nutrition” This population-based study found that n-3 fatty acid intake may not benefit and could potentially harm hair loss improvement in middle-aged or elderly men, as higher n-3 intake was associated with a greater risk of non-improvement in male pattern hair loss.
May 2024 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” In this study, it was observed that topical application of N,N-Dimethylglycine Sodium Salt significantly increased skin microcirculation and blood flow in human subjects, suggesting potential benefits for skin health and conditions like dermatitis.
April 2024 in “Histochemistry and cell biology” In this study, NAC was observed to counteract the negative effects of cyclophosphamide on hair follicles in mice, preserving both biochemical parameters and hair structure, suggesting its potential as a therapeutic option for chemotherapy-induced hair loss.
July 2023 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” This study found that N,N-dimethylglycine sodium salt promoted proliferation and migration of cultured human epidermal keratinocytes and had anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects in vitro.
January 2023 in “Toxicological Research”
April 2021 in “Research Square (Research Square)” This case report describes significant improvements in both trichotillomania and bulimia symptoms with N-acetylcysteine treatment, suggesting a potential shared pathophysiological mechanism between the disorders.
February 2019 in “International Journal of Dermatology and Clinical Research” In this study, Nε-(carboxymethyl) lysine was found to weaken hair follicle morphogenesis and inhibit essential cell activities in a model simulating accumulated glycation.
This study found that ethanolic extract and fractions of Ceiba leaf tonic may enhance rabbit hair growth similarly to 2% minoxidil.
January 2019 in “Proceedings for Annual Meeting of The Japanese Pharmacological Society” In this study, injecting Nε-(carboxymethyl) lysine into skin tissue weakened hair shaft and follicle formation, likely by inhibiting cell proliferation and migration needed for hair follicle morphogenesis.
May 2018 in “International journal of clinical obstetrics and gynaecology” This study found that N-acetyl cysteine and metformin had equal effects on clinical outcomes in anovulatory infertile women with PCOS, but NAC was better tolerated with fewer side effects.
September 2017 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This study found that N-acetyl-GED may protect and partially rescue human hair follicles from experimentally-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition ex vivo, suggesting its potential in treating scarring alopecias like lichen planopilaris.
November 2016 in “The Molecular Biology Society of Japan” October 2006 in “Clinical Cancer Research” This study found that doxorubicin-induced oxidative stress downregulates FLIPs and phosphorylates EF2, sensitizing prostate cancer cells to TRAIL; antioxidants may reduce doxorubicin's effectiveness, warranting further investigation.
January 2005 in “Enlighten: Publications (The University of Glasgow)” In this transgenic mouse study, preliminary findings suggest that overt melanocyte hyperplasia may require prior keratinocyte hyperplasia, indicating a potential role for keratinocyte mutation in early melanoma development.
October 2021 in “QJM: An International Journal of Medicine” This study found that N-acetyl-cysteine alone or combined with minoxidil improved hair parameters in men with early-onset androgenetic alopecia, with tolerable side effects.
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June 2016 in “European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry” This study found that two synthesized androst-4-ene-3-one derivatives, 6f and 6g, exhibited stronger anti-proliferative effects than common drugs on prostate cancer cell lines, with low toxicity to rat cells.
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February 1998 in “Polymer” Human hair keratin has a 40% α-helix structure that changes to a random coil in 8 M urea.
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December 2014 in “European Journal of Chemistry” This study synthesized and characterized new 2-hydroxypyrrolidine/piperidine derivatives using FeCl₃·6H₂O as a catalyst, but it reports no biological or clinical results.
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August 2022 in “Frontiers in Physiology” This study suggests that finasteride may help alleviate high-fat diet-induced kidney damage in mice by reducing TMAO synthesis and regulating gut microbiota.
January 2025 in “Nanoscale” This study reports that a new boron/nitrogen-doped carbon nano-onion-based delivery system for doxorubicin enhanced its uptake and anticancer effects in specific cancer cell types, while reducing cardiotoxicity in human heart cells.
November 2021 in “Pharmaceutical Sciences” This study found that the compound androstane-17-carboxamide 6 may serve as a lead for new drugs to treat BPH and prostate cancer by reducing the weight of androgen-dependent glands.
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July 2007 in “Biochemical Pharmacology” This study found that phenyl-imidazole sulfonamide derivatives, particularly ISCK03, inhibited c-kit signaling and promoted depigmentation in various experimental settings, suggesting potential use as skin-whitening agents.
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October 2017 in “Drug Design Development and Therapy” The study found that finasteride increased endoplasmic reticulum stress and reduced fertility in rats, effects that were alleviated by the administration of DA-9401.
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September 2003 in “International Journal of Cancer” This study found that Epstein-Barr virus infection upregulated a truncated variant of human basic hair keratin 1 (hHb1-ΔN) in gastric carcinoma cell lines, suggesting a possible link to carcinoma differentiation.
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October 2005 in “Journal of Biological Chemistry” This study found that Hirosaki hairless rats experience transient activation of STAT5A in the mammary glands during early lactation, involving O-GlcNAc modification rather than Tyr-phosphorylation.