Washington D.C.: Home remedies don't always work when trying to boost hair growth, but now, a team of scientist has come up with an alternative.
Inhibiting a family of enzymes inside hair follicles that are suspended in a resting state restores hair growth, according to a study by researchers at Columbia University Medical Center.
In experiments with mouse and human hair follicles, Angela M. Christiano and colleagues found that drugs that inhibit the Janus kinase (JAK) family of enzymes promote rapid and robust hair growth when directly applied to the skin.
The study raises the possibility that drugs known as JAK inhibitors could be used to restore hair growth in multiple forms of hair loss such as that induced by male pattern baldness, and additional types that occur when hair follicles are trapped in a resting state. Two JAK inhibitors have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
One is approved for treatment of blood diseases (ruxolitinib)
Inhibiting a family of enzymes inside hair follicles that are suspended in a resting state restores hair growth, according to a study by researchers at Columbia University Medical Center.
In experiments with mouse and human hair follicles, Angela M. Christiano and colleagues found that drugs that inhibit the Janus kinase (JAK) family of enzymes promote rapid and robust hair growth when directly applied to the skin.
The study raises the possibility that drugs known as JAK inhibitors could be used to restore hair growth in multiple forms of hair loss such as that induced by male pattern baldness, and additional types that occur when hair follicles are trapped in a resting state. Two JAK inhibitors have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
One is approved for treatment of blood diseases (ruxolitinib)
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