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November 2022 in “Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology”
Aging changes hairstem cells and their environment, leading to gray hair and hair thinning, but understanding these changes could help develop treatments for hair regeneration.
Stress can lead to hair loss by affecting hair-folliclestem cells, and this loss is harder to recover from if one has male pattern baldness (MPB). Treatments like finasteride and minoxidil are used to address hair loss, but stress-related hair loss differs from androgenic alopecia.
PP405 is ineffective for miniaturized, fibrosed hairfollicles in androgenetic alopecia. AMP303 may activate hairfolliclestem cells, but minoxidil and finasteride are still the main treatments.
PP405 is a new hair loss treatment in phase 2 trials that may promote hair growth by increasing lactate production and activating hairfolliclestem cells. It could potentially replace hormone-disrupting treatments like Minoxidil and finasteride.
PP405 is anticipated as a future treatment for dormant hairfollicles, but its effectiveness and safety are uncertain. Current treatments include oral minoxidil and microneedling, with some avoiding finasteride due to side effects.
A potential treatment for hair loss that involves injecting fat into the scalp; the role of testosterone and estrogen in thinning fat tissue under the skin; research on using lard to treat androgenic alopecia, as well as PRP + ACELL/amniotic stemcell treatments; and ongoing clinical trials by doctors involved in the study.