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Minoxidil treatment for hair loss
Dermatologica.1987;175 Suppl 2:29
Immunohistochemical characterization of the cellular infiltrate in severe alopecia areata before and after minoxidil treatment.
Fiedler VC, Buys CM.
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The mechanism of minoxidil-induced hair regrowth in alopecia areata (AA) is unknown. In vitro studies suggest that pharmacologic tissue levels of minoxidil may have both epithelial and T cell effects. ...snip... It is possible that minoxidil may be altering a presumed follicular chemoattractive stimulus to a variety of cell types. Decreases in activated T cell counts suggest the possibility of direct immunomodulatory effects of minoxidil on T cells which might contribute to a hair regrowth response in AA.
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