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Intermediate Hair Follicles from Patients with Female Pattern Hair Loss Are Associated with Nutrient Insufficiency and a Quiescent Metabolic Phenotype.
Nutrients - 16 Aug 2022
Piccini Ilaria, Sousa Marta, Altendorf Sabrina, Jimenez Francisco, Rossi Alfredo, Funk Wolfgang, Bíró Tamás, Paus Ralf, Seibel Jens, Jakobs Mira, Yesilkaya Tanju, Edelkamp Janin, Bertolini Marta
Abstract excerpt
Female pattern hair loss (FPHL) is a non-scarring alopecia resulting from the progressive conversion of the terminal (t) scalp hair follicles (HFs) into intermediate/miniaturized (i/m) HFs. Although data supporting nutrient deficiency in FPHL HFs are lacking, therapeutic strategies are often associated with nutritional supplementation. Here, we show by metabolic analysis that selected nutrients important for hair...
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