Innate lymphoid cells type 1 may contribute to alopecia areata by damaging hair follicles.
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March 1996 in “Archives of Dermatological Research” Certain cytokines and growth factors can inhibit hair growth and may affect alopecia areata.
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March 1996 in “Archives of Dermatological Research” Certain cytokines and growth factors can stop hair growth and may play a role in alopecia areata.
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August 2016 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Vδ1+ T-cells in the skin contribute to hair loss in alopecia areata and could be targeted for treatment.
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April 2023 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” Activating mitophagy may help manage a key immune response involved in the hair loss condition alopecia areata.
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October 2023 in “Journal of Dermatological Science”
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January 2020 in “International Journal of Trichology” Too much epidermal growth factor can cause hair loss.
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November 2022 in “American Journal of Clinical Dermatology”
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June 2018 in “Clinical and Experimental Medicine” People with alopecia areata often have lower vitamin D levels and more inflammation, suggesting vitamin D might be involved in the condition.
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July 2018 in “British Journal of Dermatology” Contact allergies might contribute to frontal fibrosing alopecia.
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April 2020 in “JAMA dermatology” More inflammation leads to faster and worse hair loss in women with frontal fibrosing alopecia.
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August 2019 in “Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia” More research is needed to understand and treat frontal fibrosing alopecia.
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November 2021 in “Biomedicines” New digital tools are improving the diagnosis and understanding of irreversible hair loss conditions.
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January 2025 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” Early diagnosis and a multidisciplinary approach are crucial for managing Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia.
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December 2023 in “JAAD International” Mast cells may significantly contribute to central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia.
October 2022 in “Benha Journal of Applied Sciences” People with non-scarring hair loss have higher levels of DKK-1, a protein linked to hair growth, than those with scarring hair loss or no hair loss.
May 2026 in “Journal of the Egyptian Womenʼs Dermatologic Society” Impaired autophagy may contribute to alopecia areata.
October 2024 in “Benha Medical Journal” Patients with Alopecia Areata have higher levels of certain inflammatory markers.
October 2023 in “Dermatology practical & conceptual” Folliculitis Decalvans and Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia can coexist in people with darker skin, showing features of both conditions.
September 2020 in “Benha Journal of Applied Sciences” Patients with Alopecia Areata have lower levels of zinc and biotin than healthy individuals.
February 2013 in “UNESP Institutional Repository (São Paulo State University)” Female pattern alopecia causes hair thinning due to shrinking hair follicles.
December 2020 in “Journal of Endocrinology and Reproduction” Certain inflammatory molecules and leptin may contribute to hair loss in cicatricial alopecia.
December 2025 in “Reports of Morphology” Men with alopecia areata have different body fat distribution compared to healthy men.
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May 2016 in “Current opinion in pediatrics, with evaluated MEDLINE/Current opinion in pediatrics” Both vitiligo and alopecia areata involve an immune response triggered by stress and specific genes, with treatments targeting this pathway showing potential.
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May 2011 in “Dermatologic therapy” New genetic discoveries in alopecia areata could lead to better treatments.
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January 2012 in “Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology” Diffuse alopecia areata involves more inflammation and higher allergy-related antibodies than patchy types.
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April 2017 in “Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine” Patients with severe active alopecia areata have lower CD200 expression and an imbalance in their immune system.
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April 2013 in “Journal of Proteomics” Found different proteins in balding and non-balding cells, giving insight into hair loss causes.