Aqueous extract of red deer antler promotes hair growth by regulating the hair cycle and cell proliferation in hair follicles.
ScientificWorldJournal
; 2014: 878162, 2014.
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Deer antlers are the only mammalian appendage capable of regeneration. We aimed to investigate the effect of red deer antler extract in regulating hair growth, using a mouse model. The backs of male mice were shaved at eight weeks of age. Crude aqueous extracts of deer antler were prepared at either 4 °C or 100 °C and injected subcutaneously to two separate groups of mice (n = 9) at 1 mL/day for 10 consecutive days, with water as a vehicle control group. The mice skin quantitative hair growth parameters were measured and 5-bromo-2-deoxyuridine was used to identify label-retaining cells. We found that, in both the 4 °C and the 100 °C deer antler aqueous extract-injection groups, the anagen phase was extended, while the number of BrdU-incorporated cells was dramatically increased. These results indicate that deer antler aqueous extract promotes hair growth by extending the anagen phase and regulating cell proliferation in the hair follicle region.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Cuernos de Venado
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Productos Biológicos
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Folículo Piloso
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Proliferación Celular
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Animals
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En
Revista:
ScientificWorldJournal
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA
Año:
2014
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Article
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Estados Unidos