January 2026 in “Environmental Science and Pollution Research” In this study, oral administration of wheat sprout extract significantly protected rats against skin damage caused by acrylamide exposure by enhancing antioxidant defenses, reducing oxidative stress, and preserving skin structure, highlighting its potential as a sustainable protective agent against environmental skin toxins.
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March 2017 in “Medicinal Chemistry Research” This study found that certain curcumin analogs derived from natural plant sources exhibit anti-androgen activity by inhibiting steroid 5-alpha reductase, identifying key structural features for their potency and safety in treating androgen-related conditions.
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October 2017 in “Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences” This paper discusses potential reasons for mixed findings on Finasteride's side effects, suggesting that individualized treatment strategies could be developed based on distinct mental profiles, but reports no new clinical results.
This study found that the optimized topical AR antagonist 39, derived from 14-P1, demonstrated potent AR antagonism and comparable efficacy to pyrilutamide in a hair-growth mouse model, with a faster onset and favorable safety profile.
In a hair-growth mouse model, this study reported that the novel AR antagonist candidate 39, derived from structural optimization of 14-P1, achieved similar efficacy to pyrilutamide with faster response and maintained safety, demonstrating potent AR antagonism and favorable pharmacokinetics with lower systemic toxicity risk.
This study reports that the newly optimized AR antagonist 39 demonstrated effective hair growth and safety in a mouse model of androgenetic alopecia, showing comparable efficacy to pyrilutamide with faster response and favorable pharmacokinetics, due to innovative structural design and dual metabolic inactivation strategy.
January 2024 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” In this study, the researchers found that deleting ceramide synthase 4 in the skin's epidermis alters stem cell differentiation, disrupting hair follicle structure and barrier function, potentially leading to immune responses similar to atopic dermatitis.
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October 2017 in “Indian drugs” This study isolated and characterized several chemical compounds from the leaves and flowers of Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, using spectral data and chemical reactions for structure elucidation.
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November 2017 in “General and comparative endocrinology” This study found that BMP2 and BMPR-IA inhibited, while Noggin promoted, hair follicle growth in yaks by affecting skin epithelial cell activity.
May 2026 in “The FASEB Journal” In this integrative study, the researchers examined microRNA-mRNA networks related to androgenetic alopecia and found that miR-146b-5p may promote hair growth and improve inflammation, highlighting a potential therapeutic target for the condition.
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January 2005 in “Climacteric” This review discusses the pharmacological properties of progestins used in contraception and hormone replacement therapy, focusing on drospirenone's unique effects, but reports no new experimental findings.
March 2026 in “Tropical Journal of Natural Product Research” In this study, the bark extract of Albizia saponaria was analyzed for its metabolites and potential anti-alopecia effects, identifying several compounds with predicted affinities for proteins involved in hair loss pathways.
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March 2024 in “Journal of Medicinal Chemistry” This article summarizes the properties, synthesis, and biomedical applications of molecules with N-oxide functionalities, emphasizing their growing role in healthcare due to their unique properties, such as water solubility and redox reactivity, crucial for drug targeting and cytotoxicity.
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December 2017 in “Molecular therapy” This study found that enzyme replacement therapy in mice with a severe form of classical homocystinuria improved metabolic patterns and alleviated many clinical symptoms.
January 2026 in “RSC Medicinal Chemistry” This review highlights advancements in the synthesis and biological applications of 2,5-Diazabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane, a scaffold in medicinal chemistry, focusing on its construction strategies and potential use in treatments for cancer, neurological disorders, and infections.
November 2025 in “Preprints.org” This review reports that the monosaccharide composition of polysaccharides significantly impacts their bioactivity, highlighting various roles for glucans, galactans, mannans, fructans, and pectin in immune regulation, antioxidant effects, and other biological functions.
January 2025 in “Molecules” In this review, the authors discuss caffeine's potential mechanisms and benefits as a hair loss treatment, noting its possible effectiveness and safety, though they caution that existing studies often have significant design flaws.
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January 2013 in “Journal of Cutaneous Pathology” This study reported that the concept of the onychodermis, defined by CD10 expression, is present in the developing nail organ and may play a role in nail plate formation.
This study suggests that a specific subpopulation of umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells, CMD, may enhance wound healing and tissue quality in chronic skin ulcers, with promising results in both murine and equine models.
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September 2013 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” This review evaluates existing research on Keratin 15 to assess its validity as a marker for epidermal stem cells, reporting no new results.
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March 2023 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study found that Piezo2 channels are primarily located on sensory axon membranes in mechanosensory end organs, supporting a model where mechanical stimuli activate Aβ RA-LTMR neurons via axon protrusions.
In this study, the researchers reported that the optimized compound 39 demonstrated potent AR antagonism and favorable pharmacokinetics in a hair-growth mouse model, achieving similar efficacy to pyrilutamide with faster onset and preserved safety, offering promise for next-generation topical AR antagonist development.
In this study, researchers optimized the soft drug AR antagonist 14-P1 to create candidate 39, which demonstrated effective AR antagonism and safety in a hair-growth mouse model, showing similar efficacy to pyrilutamide but with quicker onset and a lower risk of systemic toxicity.
This study found that the optimized AR antagonist compound 39 showed potent hair growth activity with improved safety in mice, suggesting potential for better topical treatments for androgenetic alopecia.
In a mouse hair-growth model, this study found that the optimized compound 39 matched the efficacy of pyrilutamide for androgenic alopecia, with faster response and maintained safety, suggesting it as a promising topical AR antagonist with reduced systemic toxicity risk.
In this study, a dual soft drug design strategy improved the AR antagonist candidate 39, showing potent AR antagonism and good safety in a mouse hair-growth model, with similar efficacy to pyrilutamide but faster response.
This study found that the optimized AR antagonist candidate 39, in a hair-growth mouse model, achieved similar efficacy to pyrilutamide with faster onset and favorable safety, suggesting a promising approach for developing topical treatments with low systemic toxicity for androgenetic alopecia.
This study reports that a novel series of compounds can potently and selectively inhibit glycogen synthase kinase-3, which activates glycogen synthase in insulin receptor-expressing cells and primary rat hepatocytes.
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January 2025 in “AAPS PharmSciTech” This review highlights the promising potential of microemulsions and nanoemulsions in (trans)dermal drug delivery, noting a gap in understanding their distinct mechanisms and composition-related effects on skin permeability, while emphasizing the limited clarity on mesostructures and cosolvent impacts.
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May 2014 in “Biochemical Society Transactions” This review discusses environmental reprogramming and the plasticity of epithelial cells, emphasizing their potential for new cell therapy approaches; it reports no new experimental results.