Alpinetin promotes hair regeneration via activating hair follicle stem cells.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Alopecia affects millions of individuals globally, with hair loss becoming more common among young people.  Various traditional Chinese medicines (TCM) have been used clinically for treating alopecia, however, the effective compounds and underlying mechanism are less known. We sought to investigate the effect of Alpinetin (AP), a compound extracted from Fabaceae and Zingiberaceae herbs, in hair regeneration.

Methods

Animal model for hair regeneration was mimicked by depilation in C57BL/6J mice. The mice were then topically treated with 3 mg/ml AP, minoxidil as positive control (PC), or solvent ethanol as vehicle control (VC) on the dorsal skin. Skin color changes which reflected the hair growth stages were monitored and pictured, along with H&E staining and hair s

SUBMITTER: Fan X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9153166 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature