research Synthesis and biological evaluation of esters of 16-formyl-17-methoxy-dehydroepiandrosterone derivatives as inhibitors of 5α-reductase type 2
Certain derivatives are more effective 5α-reductase type 2 inhibitors than finasteride.
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870-900 / 1000+ resultsresearch A new method for synthesis of finasteride
A new, safer method to make finasteride from progesterone is effective for industrial use.
research Progranulin, a secreted tumorigenesis and dementia-related factor, regulates mouse hair growth
Progranulin overexpression leads to shorter, thinner hair and increased cell death in mouse hair follicles.
research 851 The role of astrotactin2 in regulating mammalian skin polarity
Astrotactin2 affects hair follicle orientation and skin cell polarity.
research An unusual circulating steroid profile in a virilized postmenopausal woman
A 68-year-old woman developed male traits due to a tumor in her ovary, which was removed, returning her hormone levels to normal.
research Effects of glucocorticoid on human dermal papilla cells in vitro
Dexamethasone may cause hair loss by stopping cell growth.
research The Mesenchymal Niche of the Hair Follicle Induces Regeneration by Releasing Primed Progenitors from Inhibitory Effects of Quiescent Stem Cells
The study found that a specific area of the hair follicle helps start hair growth by reducing the blocking effects on certain cells and controlling growth signals.
research The neurosteroidogenic enzyme 5α-reductase modulates the role of D1 dopamine receptors in rat sensorimotor gating
5α-reductase affects dopamine receptors linked to sensorimotor gating, which may help understand disorders like schizophrenia.
research Transcriptome and proteome characterization of surface ectoderm cells differentiated from human iPSCs
Blocking TGFβ-RI signaling enhances surface ectoderm differentiation from human stem cells.
research Estrogens and the hair follicle. Ostrogene und der Haarfollikel
Estrogens generally inhibit hair growth and improve skin quality, but their exact effects on hair follicles are complex and not fully understood.
research Population and Individual Stem Cell Dynamics in the Olfactory Epithelium
HBCs in the olfactory epithelium can self-renew or differentiate into other cell types, with specific patterns during regeneration.
research Suppression of hair follicle development inhibits induction of sonic hedgehog, patched, and patched-2 in hair germs in mice
Blocking hair follicle development stops key gene signals needed for hair growth in mice.
research Effects of Gonadal Steroids on Melanocytes in Developing Hamsters
Androgens increase pigmentation in young hamsters, but estrogens can reverse this effect.
research Physiology of Male Gonadotropic Axis and Disorders of Sex Development
Understanding genes and hormones is crucial for managing male puberty and sex development disorders.
research Decision letter: Coordinated hedgehog signaling induces new hair follicles in adult skin
Hedgehog signaling can create new hair follicles but may also cause tumors.
research Genetically null mice reveal a central role for epidermal growth factor receptor in the differentiation of the hair follicle and normal hair development.
EGFR is essential for normal hair development and follicle differentiation.
research A Novel Cell-Free Regenerative Therapy for Hair Loss: Human Fetal Cartilage Progenitor Cell Secretome
research 17α‐estradiol induces aromatase activity in intact human anagen hair follicles ex vivo
17α-estradiol boosts aromatase activity in female hair follicles, potentially helping with hair loss.
research Androgens modulate keratinocyte differentiation indirectly through enhancing growth factor production from dermal fibroblasts
Male hormones indirectly affect skin cell development by increasing growth factor levels from skin fibroblasts.
research Transcriptional profiling of putative human epithelial stem cells
Alpha 6 + /MHCI - cells have stem cell traits and are similar to mouse hair follicle stem cells.
research Ectodysplasin-A (EDA) Signaling Cross-Talk in Skeletogenesis
The EDA pathway plays a key role in bone development by interacting with other signaling pathways.
research 6 Peripheral androgens and the role of androstanediol glucuronide
Androstanediol glucuronide is a reliable marker for hirsutism in women.
research Signalling by senescent melanocytes hyperactivates hair growth
Senescent melanocytes can boost hair growth by activating hair stem cells.
research Disrupted Cholesterol Biosynthesis and Hair Follicle Stem Cell Impairment in the Onset of Alopecia
Disrupted cholesterol production impairs hair follicle stem cells, leading to hair loss.
research Prostanoids and Hair Follicles: Implications for Therapy of Hair Disorders
Prostanoids, like prostaglandins and thromboxane A2, can both enhance and inhibit hair growth, and understanding their effects could help treat hair disorders.
research 1349 Inducing fate changes at the hair follicle stem cell nice
The study found that aging hair follicle stem cells change behavior, leading to hair loss, but drugs targeting these cells may help restore hair growth.
research Corrigendum to “Patients treated for male pattern hair loss with finasteride show, after discontinuation of the drug, altered levels of neuroactive steroids in cerebrospinal fluid and plasma” [J. Steroid Biochem. Mol. Biol. 146 (2015) 74–79]
Stopping finasteride for male pattern hair loss changes neuroactive steroid levels in the brain and blood.
research 1390 Lineage-committed fibroblast populations are more efficient at regenerating hair follicles in chamber grafting assays when compared to undifferentiated embryonic fibroblasts
Differentiated fibroblasts regenerate hair follicles better than undifferentiated ones.
research Synthesis, antiproliferative activity, acute toxicity and assessment of the antiandrogenic activities of new androstane derivatives
research Androgenic effect of testosterone and some of its metabolites in relation to their biotransformation in the skin.
Testosterone and some of its forms can strongly stimulate oil gland growth in skin.