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September 2024 in “American Journal of Clinical Dermatology” Switching JAK inhibitors or using dupilumab may help some alopecia areata patients who don't respond well to initial treatments.
Switching from a private to a corporate hair-restoration surgery practice involves changes.
January 2014 in “Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd. eBooks” Switching from a big company to a one-person hair-restoration surgery business is possible.
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March 2019 in “European Journal of Ophthalmology” This study found that switching patients with glaucoma or ocular hypertension from benzalkonium chloride-latanoprost to preservative-free latanoprost maintained intraocular pressure control and improved tolerability, potentially enhancing treatment adherence and quality of life.
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October 2018 in “Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences” This study found that switching from brand name to generic drugs raises issues like patient and specialist information gaps, lack of collaboration between physicians and pharmacists, ineffective communication, and profit motives.
This study found that switching juvenile mice from a high-fat, high-carbohydrate diet to a control diet optimally reduced hormonal imbalances and weight, with nutraceuticals offering partial support.
December 2024 in “Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi” This study found that switching patients with alopecia areata unresponsive to topical clobetasol 17 propionate 0.05% to anthralin treatment led to improved treatment success.
July 2012 in “European journal of cancer” This study demonstrated that switching aE-catenin to aT-catenin in murine skin substantially rescued hyperproliferative and pre-cancerous conditions, but led to partial baldness, indicating potential functional discrepancies.
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January 2018 in “Archives of Disease in Childhood” In this study, researchers at Nottingham Children's Renal Unit found that most pediatric patients switching from Prograf to the generic tacrolimus preparation Adoport maintained stable tacrolimus levels and therapeutic effectiveness, supporting Adoport's use as a cost-saving alternative for the NHS.
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April 2019 in “Nature Communications” This study found that mechanical skin stretching can stimulate hair stem cell proliferation and hair regeneration by activating a complex pathway involving WNT, BMP-2, and M2 macrophages.
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December 1997 in “Transplantation” This report describes two renal transplant patients whose hair loss improved after switching from tacrolimus to cyclosporine, suggesting that cyclosporine might counteract steroid-induced alopecia.
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May 2003 in “American Journal of Kidney Diseases” This case report describes a hemodialysis patient whose hair loss reversed after switching from tinzaparin to enoxaparin, suggesting tinzaparin-induced alopecia.
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June 2019 in “Open Forum Infectious Diseases” This report describes six cases of hair loss in African American women after switching to tenofovir alafenamide, suggesting it as a possible adverse effect in this population.
December 2025 in “Frontiers in Medicine” This case report presents the first instance of a pediatric alopecia areata patient switching from baricitinib to ritlecitinib, demonstrating favorable clinical outcomes, suggesting a potential new treatment pathway for children with severe cases of this condition.
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December 2009 in “International Journal of Dermatology” This study suggests that hormonal receptor activity in skin regions undergoing mechanical stretching may influence extracellular matrix metabolism and the formation of SD, with variations in receptor functionality throughout lesion development stages.
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April 2021 in “Stem Cell Research & Therapy” This study found that transplantation of autologous stromal vascular fraction cells increased skin thickness and improved regeneration when combined with mechanical stretching, without severe adverse events.
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June 2021 in “Korean Journal of Food Preservation” This study found that adding red ginseng powder to string cheese before stretching the curd produced the highest sensory scores and maintained cheese hardness, suggesting it is optimal for manufacturing red ginseng string cheese.
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July 2012 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” The researchers observed that overexpression of Wnt10b in a mouse model can induce hair follicle regeneration by switching follicles from the resting phase to the growth phase via the Wnt-β-catenin signaling pathway.
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January 2012 in “International Food Research Journal” This case report describes a 39-year-old woman whose dermatomyositis-systemic lupus erythematosus overlap syndrome symptoms resolved after switching to tofacitinib.
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March 2016 in “Düşünen Adam” This case report describes alopecia associated with escitalopram use, which improved upon switching to duloxetine, and examines existing literature on antidepressant-related hair loss.
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April 2019 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This case study describes successful hair growth in a 59-year-old African-American female with central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia after switching to oral minoxidil treatment.
April 2024 in “JEADV clinical practice” This study reports a case where a patient with rheumatoid arthritis and alopecia areata saw significant improvement in both conditions after switching to daily upadacitinib treatment, specifically achieving complete hair regrowth within six months.
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April 2022 in “Biophysical Journal” In this study, certain cysteine residues in Romney sheep wool fibers were labeled more often during stretching tests, particularly under wet conditions, suggesting variability in their disulfide bond contributions to fiber mechanics depending on hydration.
This study found that anti-keratin antibody from immunized cow milk increases the resistance of damaged hair to stretching and inhibits fracture from excessive brushing.
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December 1941 in “Experimental biology and medicine” In this study, phenylthiocarbamide intake was associated with hair graying in rats, while switching to tap water led some rats to regain their original fur color, suggesting dietary factors influence pigmentation.
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March 2011 in “Australasian Journal of Dermatology” This case report found that a woman's hair loss, which progressed while using spironolactone and topical minoxidil, reversed after switching to flutamide therapy.
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October 1978 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This study found that excess vitamin A induced stable glandular morphogenesis and mucous metaplasia in embryonic mouse vibrissa follicles, even after switching to standard medium.
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July 2007 in “Pharmacotherapy: The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy” This case report documents a woman with HIV who developed severe hair loss after starting lopinavir-ritonavir, which improved upon switching to a different antiretroviral drug.
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March 2002 in “AIDS” This case report presents an HIV-1 patient who experienced osteosclerosis and new bone formation potentially due to long-term indinavir therapy and concurrent use of vitamin A, with symptoms reducing after switching to nelfinavir.
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November 2023 in “Вопросы современной педиатрии” This case study described a 17-year-old with paradoxical psoriasis and ulcerative colitis, triggered by TNF-α inhibitor therapy, who experienced clinical improvement and hair regrowth after switching to ustekinumab, which the authors note aligns with existing data on its effectiveness for these conditions.