30 citations
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November 2008 in “Facial Plastic Surgery” This review discusses hair transplant techniques for female pattern hair loss and reports no new clinical results; it highlights the benefits of transplants combined with various treatments for improved hair density and styling options.
August 2025 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Elevated luteinizing hormone contributes to female-pattern hair loss, and blocking certain channels may help prevent it.
182 citations
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November 2017 in “Molecular Aspects of Medicine” This review discusses various therapeutic strategies targeting platelet-derived growth factor signaling in diseases like cancer and atherosclerosis, and evaluates existing treatments without presenting new clinical data.
60 citations
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April 2003 in “Biomaterials” This study found that the controlled release of specific growth factors from biodegradable hydrogels significantly enhanced hair follicle growth and hair shaft length in mice compared to growth factors in solution.
February 2026 in “Annals of dermatological science.” In this case report, two young women with female pattern hair loss experienced significant hair regrowth without adverse effects after six months of treatment with bone-marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells and their extracellular vesicles, suggesting potential for this approach when conventional treatments fail.
July 2022 in “British Journal of Dermatology” This study found that epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitors used in cancer treatment induce a distinct inflammatory response in hair follicles, marked by immune privilege collapse and upregulation of inflammatory pathways.
October 2022 in “The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology” This review discusses the roles of prostaglandins in hair loss and highlights their potential as targets for new alopecia treatments, but reports no new clinical findings.
179 citations
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March 2005 in “British Journal of Dermatology” This study found that 88% of women with female pattern hair loss who received oral antiandrogens saw no progression or improvement in their condition.
January 2018 in “Elsevier eBooks” This chapter reviews Hutchinson–Gilford progeria syndrome as a model for studying aging but presents no new findings, covering its genetic basis, clinical features, and existing treatments.
43 citations
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July 2013 in “Pharmacological reviews” This article reviews the pharmacology of bimatoprost and prostamide F2α, highlighting bimatoprost's therapeutic applications in glaucoma, hair growth, and potential fat reduction, without reporting new experimental results.
478 citations
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September 1996 in “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences” This study found that overexpression of PTHrP in mice chondrocytes led to short-limbed dwarfism and delays in endochondral ossification, highlighting PTHrP's role in inhibiting chondrocyte differentiation.
35 citations
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January 2014 in “BioMed Research International” This review examines the epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, and diagnosis of female pattern hair loss and reports no new results.
This chapter reviews the causes, clinical characteristics, and modern management of male and female pattern hair loss but reports no new clinical results.
1 citations
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June 2024 in “PLoS ONE” This study found that implanting hair-follicle-associated pluripotent stem cell sheets facilitated wound healing and early macrophage activity while reducing inflammation in a diabetic mouse model, suggesting clinical potential for difficult-to-heal diabetic ulcers.
May 2026 in “Research Square” In this study of women aged 18-45 from an endocrine referral group, researchers found that while clinical hirsutism severity is independently associated with biochemical hyperandrogenism, the relationship is modest and suggests different biological aspects are at play.
January 2023 in “Journal of animal science/Journal of animal science ... and ASAS reference compendium” This study found that the novel culture condition gHFEM, which includes Y-27632 and bFGF, optimally promotes the proliferation and pluripotency of goat hair follicle stem cells in vitro.
1 citations
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November 2024 in “Blood” This study found that inhibiting the PI3Kδ enzyme in murine models of cutaneous chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) reduced skin scores and fibrosis, prevented pathogenic lymphoid structures, and improved survival, suggesting it as a promising therapeutic approach to address the disease's hypoxic pathophysiology.
1 citations
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December 2022 in “Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology” In this study, TrichoScan characteristics, particularly hair density and terminal hair percentage in the midscalp, were found to predictively classify female pattern hair loss in a Chinese population.
January 2010 in “프로그램북(구 초록집)”
4 citations
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June 1998 in “The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism” This study found that keratinocyte growth factor is a potent mitogen in human hyperplastic prostate cells, suggesting it plays an important role in prostate growth by acting in a paracrine manner.
3 citations
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December 2025 in “Biomaterials Research” In this study, researchers developed a new hydrogel incorporating fibroblast growth factor 21 that improved wound healing in diabetic mice by reducing inflammation and enhancing skin repair, suggesting strong potential for future clinical application in diabetic wound management.
15 citations
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January 2015 in “Skin Pharmacology and Physiology” This study indicates that targeting the PTH/PTHrP receptor may potentially stimulate hair growth, particularly for chemotherapy-induced alopecia, as observed in hairless and cyclophosphamide-treated mice.
55 citations
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September 2003 in “Experimental Dermatology” In this study, researchers found that certain cytokines can significantly down-regulate PDGF expression in dermal papilla cells and follicular keratinocytes, indicating a potential link between PDGF signaling and catagen induction.
This study found that GPC1 is a significant regulator of angiogenesis in human dermal microvascular endothelial cells, suggesting its potential as a target for alopecia research.
March 2011 in “Open Archive (Karolinska Institutet)” This study explored the effects of a common Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome mutation in an inducible mouse model, revealing skin abnormalities similar to those in affected patients.
This case series reports favorable outcomes for children with Parry Romberg Syndrome who underwent facial fat-grafting, showing it as a safe and well-tolerated procedure with no complications or relapses observed.
1 citations
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May 2003 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This paper reviews several dermatological studies, including findings on hair growth, skin damage, bullous pemphigoid, and psoriasis treatments, and reports no new clinical results.
3 citations
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February 2022 in “Journal of Dermatological Science” This study identified clinical features and genetic variants associated with early onset female pattern hair loss, highlighting decreased hair shaft density and specific SNPs related to androgenic features.
This case report describes an 11-year-old canine diagnosed with Pemphigus Foliaceus, illustrating the role of trichogram, skin scraping, cytology, and histopathology in achieving an accurate diagnosis.
83 citations
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July 2004 in “Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior” Higher 3α,5α-THP levels in the brain may reduce depression in pregnant rats.