research Epitestosterone—an endogenous antiandrogen?
Epitestosterone may act as a weak antiandrogen and can inhibit an enzyme involved in testosterone metabolism.
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research Trichoscopy in Unveiling the Triad of Netherton Syndrome
Trichoscopy helps accurately diagnose Netherton syndrome, often mistaken for atopic dermatitis.
research Diagnosis Of Satoyoshi Syndrome Using A Neuroblastoma Cell (SH-SY5Y) Lysate As Substrate For Western Blot
SH-SY5Y cell lysate is effective for diagnosing Satoyoshi syndrome.
research 892 Behavior of the two circulating androgens testosterone and DHEA and their main intracellular metabolites in an androgen-sensitive sebocyte cell line
Testosterone affects androgen receptors and lipid storage in cells, while DHEA does not convert to testosterone or affect these receptors in the same way.
research Short Anagen Syndrome: A Case Study
The document concluded that certain clinical signs and hair growth tests help diagnose Short Anagen Syndrome.
research Innovative Method for the Analysis of Dexpanthenol in Hair Care Products
New method quickly and accurately measures dexpanthenol in hair products.
research Electron microscopic observation of skin and hair on a case of Netherton syndrome
Netherton syndrome causes specific skin and hair changes that help in early diagnosis.
research A method for simultaneous analysis of androgens, dutasteride and finasteride in human serum by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry
A new method was developed to analyze certain hormones and drugs in human blood efficiently.
research A Sensitive Assay for the Enzyme Activity in Hair Follicles and Epidermis that Catalyses the Peptidyl-Arginine-Citrulline Post-translational Modification
A more sensitive assay was developed to detect enzyme activity converting arginine to citrulline in hair follicles.
research Highly Sensitive Simultaneous Measurement of Steroid Hormone in Human Serum by Liquid Chromatography-electrospray Ionization Tandem Mass Spectrometry
A new method accurately measures nine steroid hormones in human serum with high sensitivity.
research Long-term detection of methyltestosterone (ab-) use by a yeast transactivation system
A yeast-based test can detect the steroid methyltestosterone in urine longer than traditional methods.
research Alopecia areata. How not to miss S atoyoshi syndrome?
Patients with alopecia areata should be checked for muscle spasms, diarrhea, and ANA to avoid missing Satoyoshi syndrome.
research An isotope dilution-liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry-based candidate reference measurement procedure for the quantification of dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate in human serum and plasma
A new method accurately measures DHEAS in blood, improving on current tests.
research 837 Characterization of cutaneous hormone production through analysis of skin secretions
Skin produces different hormones depending on body part and sex, and a new method can measure them.
research Multiple readout assay for hormonal (androgenic and antiandrogenic) and cytotoxic activity of plant and fungal extracts based on differential prostate cancer cell line behavior
The study created a test that found hormonal and toxic effects in plant and fungal extracts using prostate cancer cells.
research 851 The role of astrotactin2 in regulating mammalian skin polarity
Astrotactin2 affects hair follicle orientation and skin cell polarity.
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 Quantification of biotin in plasma samples by column switching liquid chromatography – tandem mass spectrometry
The document describes a way to measure biotin in blood to prevent wrong test results in hormone level testing.
research Trichothiodystrophy
Trichothiodystrophy is a condition with brittle hair and various physical and mental issues due to low sulfur in proteins.
research Concentration homeostasis and elements in hair and dried serum observed by X-ray fluorescence analysis using synchrotron radiation
Hair analysis can help diagnose cell ion channel activity and calcium deficiency.
research Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry for simultaneous determination of spironolactone and canrenone in plasma samples
A method was found to accurately measure spironolactone and canrenone in blood samples using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry.
research FASCE, the benefit of spironolactone for treating acne in women: study protocol for a randomized double-blind trial
The trial aims to test if spironolactone is an effective acne treatment for women without the side effects of current treatments.
research TrichoScan: combining epiluminescence microscopy with digital image analysis for the measurement of hair growth in vivo.
TrichoScan accurately measures hair growth and showed improved hair counts and thickness after finasteride treatment.
research Cystatin M/E Is a High Affinity Inhibitor of Cathepsin V and Cathepsin L by a Reactive Site That Is Distinct from the Legumain-binding Site
Cystatin M/E strongly inhibits cathepsin V and cathepsin L, important for skin formation.
research Painless Hair Analysis
TrichoScan offers a painless way to analyze and manage hair loss.
research Androgen binding to cytosol and nuclei of hamster sebaceous glands
Dihydrotestosterone specifically binds to hamster sebaceous glands, with a higher affinity than testosterone.
research Netherton Syndrome – Responding to Oral Retinoids
Oral Acitretin effectively resolved symptoms in a child with Netherton syndrome.
research MON-330 Cushing Syndrome Secondary to Neuroendocrine Lung Carcinoma: To X-Ray or Not to X-Ray?
A chest X-ray can effectively diagnose ectopic ACTH secretion from lung tumors.
research Recent advances in thiasteroids chemistry
New sulfur-containing steroid analogs show promise for more targeted medical treatments.
research Human Epidermal Transglutaminase
The enzyme is crucial for skin cell development and can be activated without proteolytic activation.