scholarly journals Poly(γ-Glutamic Acid)/Chitosan Hydrogel Nanoparticles For Effective Preservation And Delivery Of Fermented Herbal Extract For Enlarging Hair Bulb And Enhancing Hair Growth

2019 ◽  
Vol Volume 14 ◽  
pp. 8409-8419 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hye Su Kim ◽  
Ha-Kyoung Kwon ◽  
Dong Hoon Lee ◽  
Thao Nguyen Le ◽  
Hye-Jin Park ◽  
...  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (9) ◽  
pp. 5333-5337
Author(s):  
Hye Su Kim ◽  
Ji Sun Lee ◽  
Moon Il Kim

We have developed hydrogel nanoparticles made of poly-γ-glutamic acid (PGA) and chitosan, which entraps both glucose oxidase (GOx) and magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) within the hydrogel matrix. The preparation of poly-γ-glutamic acid/chitosan hydrogel nanoparticles (PGA/CS NPs) entrapping GOx and MNPs begins with the mixing of GOx and MNPs with PGA solution followed by their dropwise addition into chitosan solution to induce rapid ionic gelation. The glucose sensing relies on the generation of H2O2 through the entrapped GOx-mediated catalysis in the presence of glucose, which consequently activates the peroxidase-like activity of MNPs to convert an employed chromogenic substrate, 2,2′-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid) diammonium salt (ABTS), into a green colored product. Using this strategy, the target glucose was successfully detected over a wide linear range, from 5 to 100 μM with a lower detection limit of 3 μM, which is sufficient to diagnose high level of glucose (hyperglycemia) in human blood. The hydrogel nanoparticle-based glucose biosensor also showed high stability with magnetic reusability. Since any oxidative enzymes could be incorporated within the PGA/CS NPs, we expect that the hydrogelbased biosensor would be highly beneficial for the detection of various other clinically important target molecules.


Processes ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 767
Author(s):  
Byoung Ha Kim ◽  
Won-Yung Lee ◽  
Tuy An Trinh ◽  
Jae Sung Pyo ◽  
Sooyeun Lee ◽  
...  

Janus kinase 3 (JAK3) inhibitors have been used effectively in the treatment of several cases of alopecia universalis and its variants. Our study aims to evaluate whether the emulsion extract of brevilin A from Centipeda minima (CMX) stimulates hair regrowth in a clinical trial, as a JAK3 inhibitor, combined with network pharmacology-based analysis. CMX showed potent inhibition of JAK3 in a concentration-dependent manner. Significant differences in total hair count, terminal hair count, and anagen hair count from the baseline to 24 weeks were observed between the placebo and CMX subjects. The gene set enrichment analysis showed that the targets of CMX are mainly associated with the JAK-STAT signaling pathway, cytokine–cytokine receptor interactions, and the MAPK signaling pathway. This study suggests that the medicinal herbal extract CMX is useful in the treatment of mild to moderate vertex balding that contribute to the visible improvements in hair growth observed in treated patients.


2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (6) ◽  
pp. 363-369
Author(s):  
Jin Young Kwak ◽  
Young Mee Koh ◽  
Ji Sup Ahn ◽  
Yang Chun Park ◽  
Taek Won Ahn

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jae Young Yu ◽  
Biki Gupta ◽  
Hyoung Geun Park ◽  
Miwon Son ◽  
Joon-Ho Jun ◽  
...  

The proprietary DA-5512 formulation comprises six herbal extracts from traditional oriental plants historically associated with therapeutic and other applications related to hair. Here, we investigated the effects of DA-5512 on the proliferation of human dermal papilla cells (hDPCs) in vitro and on hair growth in C57BL/6 mice and conducted a clinical study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of DA-5512. DA-5512 significantly enhanced the viability of hDPCs in a dose-dependent manner (p<0.05), and 100 ppm of DA-5512 and 1 μM minoxidil (MXD) significantly increased the number of Ki-67-positive cells, compared with the control group (p<0.05). MXD (3%) and DA-5512 (1%, 5%) significantly stimulated hair growth and increased the number and length of hair follicles (HFs) versus the controls (each p<0.05). The groups treated with DA-5512 exhibited hair growth comparable to that induced by MXD. In clinical study, we detected a statistically significant increase in the efficacy of DA-5512 after 16 weeks compared with the groups treated with placebo or 3% MXD (p<0.05). In conclusion, DA-5512 might promote hair growth and enhance hair health and can therefore be considered an effective option for treating hair loss.


2010 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irena Pashkunova-Martic ◽  
Christian Kremser ◽  
Markus Galanski ◽  
Vladimir Arion ◽  
Paul Debbage ◽  
...  

PLoS ONE ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. e0168862 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raquel Galante ◽  
Carolina F. Rediguieri ◽  
Irene Satiko Kikuchi ◽  
Pablo A. S. Vasquez ◽  
Rogério Colaço ◽  
...  

Molecules ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 400
Author(s):  
Gary Ka-Wing Yuen ◽  
Bryan Siu-Yin Ho ◽  
Lish Sheng-Ying Lin ◽  
Tina Ting-Xia Dong ◽  
Karl Wah-Keung Tsim

To search hair growth-promoting herbal extract, a screening platform of having HEK293T fibroblast being transfected with pTOPFLASH DNA construct was developed over a thousand of herbal extracts and phytochemicals were screened. One of the hits was ethanolic extract of Rhizoma Belamcandae, the rhizome of Belamcanda chinensis (L.) DC. Tectoridin, an isoflavone from Rhizoma Belamcandae, was shown to be responsible for this activation of promoter construct, inducing the transcription of pTOPFLASH in the transfected fibroblasts in a dose-dependent manner. The blockage by DKK-1 suggested the action of tectoridin could be mediated by the Wnt receptor. The hair growth-promoting effects of tectoridin were illustrated in human follicular dermal papilla cells and mouse vibrissae organ cultures. In tectoridin-treated dermal papilla cultures, an activation of Wnt signaling was demonstrated by various indicative markers, including TCF/LEF1 transcriptional activity, nuclear translocation of β-catenin, expressions level of mRNAs encoding axin-related protein, (AXIN2), β-catenin, lymphoid enhancer-binding factor-1 (LEF-1), insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) and alkaline phosphatase (ALP). In addition, an increase of hair shaft elongation was observed in cultured mouse vibrissae upon the treatment of tectoridin. Tectoridin, as well as the herbal extract of Rhizoma Belamcandae, possesses hair promoting activity, which deserves further development.


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