References: Hair growth and hair loss
Rev Esp Fisiol. 1990 Sep;46(3):289-96.
Regional scalp differences of the androgenic metabolic pattern in subjects affected by male pattern baldness.
Puerto AM, Mallol J.
Unidad de Farmacologia, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Barcelona, Reus/Tarragona, Spain.
Regional differences in the androgen metabolism were established in alopecic and non alopecic areas of patients affected by male pattern baldness (MPB). 5-alpha-reductase (5-alpha-R) activity was measured by the formation of dihydrotestosterone (DHT), using 3H-testosterone as substrate: this activity was higher in the alopecic areas (3.4 pmol/g tissue/h) than in the non alopecic skin (1.5 pmol/g tissue/h). 3-alpha,beta-hydroxysteroid oxoreductase (3-alpha, beta-HO) was studied using 3H-DHT as precursor and measuring the corresponding formed 3-alpha- and 3-beta-androstanediols (alpha DIOL and beta DIOL). The beta DIOL was the predominant metabolite and total 3-alpha, beta-HO activity was higher in alopecic skin (12.4 pmol/g tissue/h) than in non alopecic areas (8.4 pmol/g tissue/h). Also 17, beta-hydroxysteroid oxoreductase was measured using either testosterone or DHT as substrates: androstenedione formed from testosterone was higher in hairy skin (12 pmol/g tissue/h) than in alopecic areas (6 pmol/g tissue/h); androstanedione formed from DHT was also higher in non alopecic areas (8.1 pmol/g tissue/h) than in alopecic skin (2.8 pmol/g tissue/h). The greater formation of beta DIOL in the sebaceous glands-enriched alopecic skin supports the hypothesis for a specific role of this metabolite in the control of the sebaceous activity.
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Br J Dermatol. 1990 Dec;123(6):717-24.
Expression of extracellular matrix in hair follicle mesenchyme in alopecia areata.
McDonagh AJ, Cawood L, Messenger AG.
Department of Dermatology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, U.K.
Human hair follicle mesenchyme contains a distinctive extracellular matrix which varies in volume and composition in concert with the hair growth cycle. To investigate the possibility that mesenchymal function is disturbed in alopecia areata we have studied the expression of extracellular matrix constituents in scalp biopsies from 14 patients by immunohistochemical staining for basement membrane proteins, proteoglycans and interstitial collagens. The staining patterns in follicles from non-lesional scalp were normal. Miniature anagen follicles from bald patches also showed relatively normal expression of basement membrane proteins and proteoglycans. However, in some large anagen follicles from lesional sites, there was loss of the normal staining pattern for chondroitin-6-sulphate in the dermal papilla. In lesional catagen follicles, the glassy membranes showed marked convolution and thickening. These structures stained strongly for laminin and type IV collagen but only weakly for interstitial collagens.
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Tokai J Exp Clin Med. 1990 Jul;15(4):307-15.
Anomalies in transgenic mice carrying the human interleukin-2 gene.
Ohta M, Mitomi T, Kimura M, Habu S, Katsuki M.
Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Tokai University, Kanagawa, Japan.
To elucidate the in vivo function of interleukin-2 (IL-2) we produced transgenic mice with either the human genomic IL-2 gene (hIL-2) or the murine metallothionein-I promoter-human IL-2 fusion gene (MThIL-2). Nine of 12 transgenic mice independently obtained showed motor ataxia (2 mice with hIL-2, and 7 mice with MThIL-2) due to the infiltration of lymphocytes into the cerebellar tissues (Katsuki et al. 1989). In addition to the ataxia shown by both groups of transgenic mice, other features were found with respect to each introduced DNA. The transgenic mice with hIL-2 suffered from alopecia. Lymphocytic infiltrates were found in the skin underlying the hairless regions as well as in the brains. On the other hand, the male transgenic mice with MThIL-2 had atrophic testes. In these male mice, sperm or cells of the later stages of spermatogenesis were depleted in the testes without any apparent signs of an immunological response. These findings suggest that the introduced human IL-2 genes may have the pleiotropic functions of inducing tissue-specific immunological responses in the brain and skin, and of having harmful effects on spermatogenesis.
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