Background: Minoxidil has been widely used to treat androgenetic alopecia, but little is
known about its pharmacological activity or about the identity of its target cells in hair …

BACKGROUND: It is believed that the length of the actively growing phase of the anagen
hair cycle mainly contributes to hair length. Recent studies showed that maintenance of β …

Minoxidil directly promotes hair growth via the stimulation of dermal papilla (DP) and
epithelial cells. Alternatively, there is little evidence for indirect promotion of hair growth via …

The hair follicle dermal papilla which controls hair growth, is characterized in the anagen
phase by a highly developed vascular network. We have demonstrated in a previous study …

To explore an easily accessible and reproducible model for examining the effect of minoxidil
on hair growth, we studied the effect of minoxidil on the natural hair cycles of rats from birth …

We have known for over 30 years that minoxidil stimulates hair growth, yet our
understanding of its mechanism of action on the hair follicle is very limited. In animal studies …

Minoxidil, a potent vasodilator, stimulates the growth of terminal hair from vellus or
miniaturized follicles in balding scalp. To study minoxidil's action on isolated follicles we …

Background. Androgenetic alopecia is the most common cause of hair loss in men and
women. Androgenetic alopecia in women begins as a diffuse and progressive thinning of …

Minoxidil, a potent antihypertensive agent, induces generalized hypertrichosis when
administered systemically, or localized hair regrowth when applied topically to sites of …

Minoxidil was first introduced as an antihypertensive medication and the discovery of its
common adverse event, hypertrichosis, led to the development of a topical formulation for …