2015
DOI: 10.1517/17460441.2015.1009892
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Drug discovery for alopecia: gone today, hair tomorrow

Abstract: Introduction Hair loss or alopecia affects the majority of the population at some time in their life, and increasingly, sufferers are demanding treatment. Three main types of alopecia (androgenic [AGA], areata [AA] and chemotherapy-induced [CIA]) are very different, and have their own laboratory models and separate drug-discovery efforts. Areas covered In this article, the authors review the biology of hair, hair follicle (HF) cycling, stem cells and signaling pathways. AGA, due to dihydrotesterone, is treat… Show more

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“…Stem-cell therapy in alopecia 6.1. Hair follicle, stem cells, and dermal papilla Hair follicle (HF) is a complex structure that contains important units in the development of hair shaft including dermal papilla, matrix, and bulge region [3].…”
Section: Alopecia Areatamentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Stem-cell therapy in alopecia 6.1. Hair follicle, stem cells, and dermal papilla Hair follicle (HF) is a complex structure that contains important units in the development of hair shaft including dermal papilla, matrix, and bulge region [3].…”
Section: Alopecia Areatamentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The signaling in this cycling is not completely understood. Fundamentally, there is a bidirectional communication between the mesenchymal and stem cells within the hair follicle that controls the formation, growth, and cycling of hair follicle [3,116,117].…”
Section: Alopecia Areatamentioning
confidence: 99%
“…8 However, clinical features of PCIA seem strikingly similar to that of severe AGA. 5 The histological picture of taxane-related permanent alopecia is consistent in all published reports.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 96%
“…Currently, however, it seems that chemotherapeutic agents share proapoptotic pathways (mainly mediated by p53) that selectively target growing cells, and consequently prominently affect the highly proliferative hair-matrix keratinocytes of anagen hair follicles. 7,8 This leads to hair-cycle abnormalities, often reversible within 6 weeks after cessation of chemotherapy. Hair follicle epithelial stem cells are a vital progenitor for epithelial lineages within the follicle.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…[1][2][3] Microinflammation has been postulated to be involved. [4,5] Yet, exploratory molecular work in patients is difficult.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%