research Steroid 5α-reductases and 3α-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases: key enzymes in androgen metabolism
Key enzymes control androgen levels, affecting hormone activity and potential treatments.
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research 1360 Fate tracing of DNA-damaged hair follicle stem cells and their seno-differentiation clearance out of the niche
Damaged hair follicle stem cells may leave the skin to help maintain youthfulness.
research Sex Steroids, Precursors, and Metabolite Deficiencies in Men With Isolated Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism and Panhypopituitarism: A GCMS-Based Comparative Study
Men with isolated hypogonadotropic hypogonadism have partial steroid deficiencies, while those with panhypopituitarism have severe deficiencies.
research Bilateral Leydig Cell Hyperplasia: A Rare Cause of Postmenopausal Hirsutism
An unusual growth of Leydig cells in a woman's ovaries caused her excessive hair growth, which was treated successfully with surgery.
research Activation of the transcription factor Gli1 and the Sonic hedgehog signalling pathway in skin tumours
research 804 Human hair follicles operate core elements of a functional peripheral equivalent of the central hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis
Human hair follicles have their own thyroid hormone system.
research Supplementary Figures, Tables and Legends from Mobilizing Transit-Amplifying Cell-Derived Ectopic Progenitors Prevents Hair Loss from Chemotherapy or Radiation Therapy
Boosting certain cell signals can prevent hair loss from chemotherapy and radiation.
research Supplementary Figures, Tables and Legends from Mobilizing Transit-Amplifying Cell-Derived Ectopic Progenitors Prevents Hair Loss from Chemotherapy or Radiation Therapy
Boosting certain cell signals can prevent hair loss from chemotherapy and radiation.
research Transdifferentiation of Human Hair Follicle Mesenchymal Stem Cells into Red Blood Cells by OCT4
Human hair follicle stem cells can be turned into red blood cells.
research Premature hair graying: a multifaceted phenomenon
Premature hair graying is caused by genetics, stress, and lifestyle, and affects mental health.
research Hepatic Adenoma in an Adolescent With Elevated Androgen Levels
A teenage girl with high androgen levels and PCOS developed a rare liver tumor, suggesting a possible link between high androgens and the tumor's growth.
research Stable analytic extrapolations in the theory of strong interactions
Oxidative stress causes hair graying by damaging hair follicle melanocytes more than skin melanocytes.
research A Case of Ovarian Hyperthecosis in a Postmenopausal Woman
A postmenopausal woman's excess male hormone symptoms improved after her ovaries were removed.
research Human Skin is a Steroidogenic Tissue: Steroidogenic Enzymes and Cofactors Are Expressed in Epidermis, Normal Sebocytes, and an Immortalized Sebocyte Cell Line (SEB-1)
Human skin can produce steroids from cholesterol.
research A cDNA encoding the human type I hair keratin hHa1
hHb1, hHb3, and hHb6 mRNAs start expressing at the same time in hair follicles.
research Characterizing the cellular diversity and molecular signatures within the hair follicle dermal stem cell lineage
Unique genes in hair follicle cells help tissue regeneration.
research Epidermal and hair follicle trans glutaminases and crosslinking in skin
research Hormonal Therapies for Individuals with Intersex Conditions
research BMP4 and nuclear laminC orchestrate a expression of AHF/Trichohyalin molecule, a key modulator of keratin intermediate filaments in the hair follicle
research Canine Alopecia Secondary to Human Topical Hormone Replacement Therapy in Six Dogs
Dogs exposed to their owners' hormone therapy developed hair loss, but symptoms resolved after stopping the therapy.
research 1393 Human TMEM2 is not a hyaluronidase but a regulator of hyaluronan metabolism
Human TMEM2 does not break down hyaluronan but helps control its metabolism.
research Efficacy of an agonist ofα-MSH, the palmitoyl tetrapeptide-20, in hair pigmentation
Palmitoyl tetrapeptide-20 may help reduce hair greying and increase melanin production.
research [Antiandrogen therapy of acne, falling hair and hirsutism (author's transl)].
Cyproterone acetate is an effective treatment for women with acne, hair loss, and excessive hair growth.
research 5α-reduction of epitestosterone is catalysed by human SRD5A1 and SRD5A2 and increases androgen receptor transactivation
5α-reductases increase epitestosterone's effect on androgen receptors.
research A Retrospective Cohort Study of Transgender Adolescents' Gender-Affirming Hormone Discontinuation
Most transgender adolescents continued hormone treatment, with few stopping due to reasons other than returning to their birth gender.
research Sex steroid synthesis in human skin in situ: The roles of aromatase and steroidogenic acute regulatory protein in the homeostasis of human skin
Human skin produces sex hormones like estrogen and testosterone, influenced by ARO and StAR, which may affect skin elasticity and hair growth.
research Black Hairy Tongue After Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation: An Unrecognized Cutaneous Presentation of Graft-Versus-Host Disease
Black hairy tongue can be an early sign of graft-versus-host disease after stem cell transplants.
research Crystal Structure and Synthesis of 17α-Hexanoyloxy-16β-methylpregna-4,6-diene-3,20-dione
A new compound that could treat various androgen-related conditions was created and analyzed.
research Ectopic production of hair keratin constitutes Rushton’s hyaline bodies in association with hematogenous deposits
Rushton's hyaline bodies form from hair keratin and blood substances.
research Testosterone metabolism in the skin. A review of its function in androgenetic alopecia, acne vulgaris, and idiopathic hirsutism including recent studies with antiandrogens
Testosterone affects hair loss, acne, and excessive hair growth, and antiandrogens can help treat these conditions.