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June 2012 in “PLoS ONE” Blocking IL-8 can reduce skin rashes from cancer treatment.
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September 2025 in “Physiologia” Ovalbumin–aluminum sensitization causes increased pain sensitivity and nerve changes in mice.
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September 2015 in “Gene” FGF5s can block the effects of FGF5, which may help control hair growth in cashmere goats.
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January 2026 in “British Journal of Dermatology” Caffeine and DMG increase calcium influx in hair follicle cells without being toxic.
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February 2013 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” Blocking SCD1 in the skin with XEN103 shrinks sebaceous glands in mice.
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June 2003 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology Symposium Proceedings” TGF-β1 from dermal papilla cells suppresses hair growth, and targeting it may help treat androgenetic alopecia.
Muscarinic acetylcholine receptors help regulate and promote hair growth.
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April 2020 in “Journal of The European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” Drugs like PDEI may help hair disorders like AGA.
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February 2024 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Alopecia areata patients have fewer protective regulatory B cells, which may contribute to the disease.
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December 2024 in “Stem Cell Reports” Low fucosylation boosts stem cell growth in the eye.
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CCC1 is essential for ion balance and proper plant cell function.
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May 2006 in “Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions” Fusaric acid may help control Orobanche ramosa by activating plant defenses.
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September 2011 in “Pain” PEA reduces pain by increasing neurosteroid synthesis in the spinal cord.
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December 2014 in “British Journal of Dermatology” Hedgehog pathway inhibitors used for skin cancer can cause significant hair loss, which may improve after stopping the medication.
Sphingosine 1-phosphate helps control mechanical pain.
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November 2024 in “Blood” PI3Kδ inhibition may effectively treat cutaneous chronic graft-versus-host disease.
January 2025 in “Dermatologic Therapy” Baricitinib works better for alopecia areata in patients not previously treated with tofacitinib.
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December 2021 in “Frontiers in Microbiology” Cepharanthine effectively reduces Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 by blocking certain cell pathways and promoting cell death.
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December 2021 in “Scientific Reports” Inhibiting class I HDACs helps maintain hair growth ability in skin cells.
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July 1989 in “Archives of dermatological research” Testosterone causes hair loss in AGA mice, which are good for testing baldness treatments, and both minoxidil and cyproterone acetate can prevent this hair loss.