The effect of cilostazol, a phosphodiesterase 3 (PDE3) inhibitor, on human hair growth with the dual promoting mechanisms

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
8715601	Journal of Dermatological Science	2018	9 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Our results show that cilostazol promotes hair growth and may serve as a therapeutic agent for the treatment of alopecia.

Keywords

Outer root sheath cells DPCs IGFBP Jun N-terminal kinase HGF PDGF HFS ERK DMEM IGF Jnk FBS H&E MAPK Dulbecco’s modified Eagle medium alopecia Hair growth fetal bovine serum dermal papilla cells Cilostazol Hepatocyte growth factor Vascular endothelial growth factor Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF)platelet-derived growth factor Insulin-like growth factor Hair follicles Phosphodiesterase 3 inhibitor Hematoxylin and Eosin insulin-like growth factor binding protein mitogen-activated protein kinase extracellular signal-regulated kinase

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The effect of cilostazol, a phosphodiesterase 3 (PDE3) inhibitor, on human hair growth with the dual promoting mechanisms

Authors

Hye-In Choi, Dong Young Kim, Soon-Jin Choi, Chang-Yup Shin, Sungjoo Tommy Hwang, Kyu Han Kim, Ohsang Kwon,