research Neuroendocrinology of the hair follicle: principles and clinical perspectives
Hair follicles are hormone-sensitive and involved in growth and other functions, with potential for new treatments, but more research is needed.
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research 1301 STIM1, but not STIM2, is the calcium sensor critical for sweat secretion
STIM1 is essential for sweat secretion.
research 8273 ACTH-Dependent Cushing's Syndrome due to Metastatic Cervical Cancer: A Case Report
Metastatic cervical cancer can cause rare, severe Cushing's syndrome with high risk of death.
research SHORT-TERM DIABETES IN THE BRAIN: EFFECTS ON NEUROACTIVE STEROIDS, CHOLESTEROL HOMEOSTASIS, AND MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTIONALITY
Short-term diabetes can cause changes in brain steroids, cholesterol balance, and mitochondrial function.
research Psoriasis and Related Disorders
Psoriasis is a common, genetically influenced skin disease worsened by stress and lifestyle, but targeted treatments are promising.
research The Steroidogenesis Inhibitor Finasteride Reduces the Response to Both Stressful and Rewarding Stimuli
Finasteride reduces response to stress and rewards, affecting behavior and mental health.
research Sex-specific associations between loneliness and hair cortisol among older African American adults
Loneliness raises stress levels in older African American men but not women.
research Mucocutaneous Manifestations of Endocrine Disorders
Skin symptoms can indicate endocrine disorders and have various treatments.
research Possible involvement of 5α-reduced neurosteroids in adrenergic and serotonergic stimulation of GFAP gene expression in rat C6 glioma cells
5α-reduced neurosteroids may help regulate glial cell differentiation.
research Human dermal Vδ1 + T-cells recognize “stressed” HFs and may induce alopecia areata
Certain immune cells may cause hair loss by reacting to stressed hair follicles.
research Preoperative Chronic Stress and Pain Outcomes: A Pilot Study of Hair Cortisol, Perceived Stress, and Chronic Post-Surgical Pain
Preoperative stress markers alone don't predict chronic post-surgical pain.
research Stress-induced production of chemokines by hair follicles regulates the trafficking of dendritic cells in skin
Hair follicles help attract immune cells to the skin during stress.
research Progesterone regulates corticosterone elevation and alterations in spatial memory and exploratory behavior induced by stress in Wistar rats
Progesterone helps protect against stress-related memory and behavior issues in rats.
research 562 Neuroendocrinology of human scalp hair follicles: Growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) stimulates hair growth and controls a fully functional intrafollicular hypothalamic-pituitary-somatotropic (HPS) signaling axis
Growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) boosts hair growth and human scalp hair follicles have their own growth hormone system.
research The role of sleep in telogen effluvium and trichodynia: A commentary in the context of the current pandemic
Poor sleep during the pandemic may increase stress and worsen hair loss conditions.
research Psychological Assessments and the Stressfulness of Medically Indicated Abortion as Reflected by Hair Concentrations of Stress Hormones Cortisol and Testosterone: A Pilot Study
research 502 The stress-responsive secretory protein adrenomedullin 2 potently induces cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in human hair follicles
Adrenomedullin 2 stops cell growth and causes cell death in human hair follicles.
research Supplementary Material for: Dexamethasone, a synthetic glucocorticoid, induces the activity of androgen receptor in human dermal papilla cells
Dexamethasone increases androgen receptor activity in scalp cells, which might explain stress-related hair loss.
research Stress and anger in women with androgenic alopecia
research Hair Cortisol as a Biomarker of Stress Among a First Nation in Canada
First Nation individuals had higher hair cortisol levels, indicating more chronic stress.
research Differential dependency of unmyelinated and A delta epidermal and upper dermal innervation on neurotrophins, trk receptors, and p75LNGFR.
Neurotrophins regulate nerve growth by balancing promotion and suppression.
research Characterization of the serotoninergic system in the C57BL/6 mouse skin
Mouse skin can produce and process serotonin, with variations depending on hair cycle, body location, and mouse strain.
research Alopecia: possible causes and treatments, particularly in captive nonhuman primates.
Alopecia in captive primates can be caused by many factors, so thorough testing is needed before blaming stress.
research Involvement of mechanical stress in androgenetic alopecia
Mechanical stress contributes to hair loss in androgenetic alopecia.
research Association of internet addiction symptoms with hair cortisol and hair testosterone concentrations
research A functional study of a case of glucagonoma exhibiting typical glucagonoma syndrome
A pancreatic tumor caused high glucagon levels and symptoms, but treatment reduced glucagon and shrank liver tumors.
research Oxytocin Receptor Expression in Hair Follicle Stem Cells: A Promising Model for Biological and Therapeutic Discovery in Neuropsychiatric Disorders
research Association Between Hair Diseases and COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Stress: A Cross-Sectional Study Analysis
The study suggests pandemic stress might worsen or trigger hair loss problems.
research Children’s hair cortisol as a biomarker of stress at school: a follow-up study
Children with lower inhibitory control experience more stress when starting third grade.
research STRESS AND AGING*
Anabolic steroids may help prevent aging effects by reducing toxicity, not by their usual functions.