The effect of intradermal botulinum toxin on androgenetic alopecia and its possible mechanism

J Am Acad Dermatol. 2020 Dec;83(6):1838-1839. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2020.04.082. Epub 2020 Apr 25.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Alopecia / diagnosis
  • Alopecia / drug therapy*
  • Alopecia / pathology
  • Botulinum Toxins, Type A / administration & dosage*
  • Botulinum Toxins, Type A / adverse effects
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Dihydrotestosterone / metabolism
  • Down-Regulation / drug effects
  • Drug Administration Schedule
  • Hair Follicle / drug effects*
  • Hair Follicle / pathology
  • Humans
  • Injections, Intradermal
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Paracrine Communication / drug effects
  • Photography
  • Transforming Growth Factor beta1 / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Transforming Growth Factor beta1 / metabolism
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • TGFB1 protein, human
  • Transforming Growth Factor beta1
  • Dihydrotestosterone
  • Botulinum Toxins, Type A