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Clin Exp Dermatol. 1995 Mar;20(2):127-31.
Oral cyclosporin A restores hair growth in the DEBR rat model for alopecia areata.

Oliver RF, Lowe JG.

Department of Biological Sciences, University of Dundee, UK.

The Dundee experimental bald rat (DEBR) undergoes hair loss associated with the development of peri- and intrafollicular mononuclear cell infiltrates, as occurs in human alopecia areata. We studied the effect of orally administered cyclosporin A (10 mg/kg; 5 days/week for 7 weeks) on established lesional DEBR rats displaying extensive areas of hair loss. New hairs appeared after 10 days and there was simultaneous regrowth of hair over the whole body with restoration of a full pelt by 5 weeks. Semiquantitative histological examination of flank skin biopsies revealed early reduction of the cellular infiltrate associated with conversion of dystrophic anagen follicles to normal, hair-producing follicles. These results confirm the value of the DEBR model of alopecia areata in evaluating existing and new therapies for this disease in humans.

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J Am Acad Dermatol. 1996 Aug;35(2 Pt 1):199-201.
Long-term results of topical immunotherapy in children with alopecia totalis or alopecia universalis.

Tosti A, Guidetti MS, Bardazzi F, Misciali C.

Department of Dermatology, University of Bologna, Italy.

BACKGROUND: Topical immunotherapy has been used in the treatment of children with alopecia areata with encouraging results. OBJECTIVE: Our purpose was to determine the long-term results in 33 children with severe alopecia areata treated with topical immunotherapy. METHODS: From 1983 to 1989 we treated 33 children with topical immunotherapy with squaric acid dibutylester. RESULTS: Complete hair regrowth was observed in 10 children (30.3%). During the follow-up period (mean, 5.9 years; range, 4 to 12 years), 7 of these 10 patients had severe relapses that were not responsive to further treatment. Only three clinically benefited from topical immunotherapy. Two maintained complete hair regrowth after treatment was stopped. CONCLUSION: Our results indicate that only a small proportion of children with severe alopecia areata will obtain a persistent benefit from topical immunotherapy.

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J Cell Sci. 1995 Dec;108 ( Pt 12):3867-74.
Message of nexin 1, a serine protease inhibitor, is accumulated in the follicular papilla during anagen of the hair cycle.

Yu DW, Yang T, Sonoda T, Gaffney K, Jensen PJ, Dooley T, Ledbetter S, Freedberg IM, Lavker R, Sun TT.

Ronald O. Pereiman Department of Dermatology, NYU School of Medicine, NY 10016, USA.

A group of specialized mesenchymal cells located at the root of the mammalian hair follicle, known as the follicular or dermal papillary cells, are involved in regulating the hair cycle, during which keratinocytes of the lower follicle undergo proliferation, degeneration and regrowth. Using the arbitrarily primed-PCR approach, we have identified a 1.3 kb messenger RNA that is present in large quantities in cultured rat follicular papillary cells, but not in skin fibroblasts. This mRNA encodes nexin 1, a potent protease inhibitor that can inactivate several growth-modulating serine proteases including thrombin, urokinase and tissue plasminogen activator. In situ hybridization showed that nexin 1 message is accumulated in the follicular papilla cells of anagen follicles, but is undetectable in keratinocytes or other skin mesenchymal cells. In addition, nexin 1 message level varies widely among several immortalized rat vibrissa papillary cell lines, and these levels correlate well with the reported abilities of these cell lines to support in vivo follicular reconstitution. These results suggest a possible role of nexin 1 in regulating hair follicular growth.

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