March 2025 in “Molecules” This study found that Kyoh®, a flavonol-rich extract from rocket leaves, may promote hair growth by enhancing the expression of hair growth-related genes in laboratory conditions.
170 citations
,
May 1979 in “The journal of pediatrics/The Journal of pediatrics” This report describes two sisters with rickets and alopecia unresponsive to high doses of vitamin D2, where oral phosphorus supplements led to significant clinical improvement.
110 citations
,
November 1984 in “The American Journal of Medicine” This study observed that children with a genetically transmitted defect in the 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 receptor experienced spontaneous healing of rickets as they aged, despite persistent mineral imbalances during treatment.
88 citations
,
October 1983 in “The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism/Journal of clinical endocrinology & metabolism” In this study, distinct clinical responses and long-term resistances were observed in two pediatric patients with vitamin D-dependency type II, associated with abnormalities in their skin fibroblast interactions with 1,25-(OH)2D3.
82 citations
,
October 1980 in “The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism” This case study describes a child with an unusual form of vitamin D-dependent rickets, characterized by alopecia and a deficient response to active vitamin D.