research Lactate dehydrogenase activity drives hair follicle stem cell activation 202 citations , August 2017 in “Nature cell biology” Lactate production is important for activating hair growth stem cells.
research 1385 Characterizing the expression of metabolic markers in alopecia areata April 2023 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” The research identified unique metabolic activities in immune cells associated with hair loss in Alopecia Areata.
research 1367 Inhibition of the mitochondrial pyruvate carrier promotes ATF4–dependent stress responsive metabolic rewiring and cell cycle arrest in the human hair follicle April 2023 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” Blocking a key energy pathway in human hair follicles can trigger stress responses that stop cell growth.