An effective anti-alopecia remedy has been found
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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Alopecia or hair loss is quite common, especially among the male half of humanity. Specialists of the pharmaceutical company Samumed reported that they managed to develop a truly effective remedy for this pathology, which will help not only men but also women. Experts have proved that with pathological hair loss in the human body there are certain failures, in the company Samumed created an external drug that includes molecular substance SM04554. According to the developers, the systematic rubbing of the funds in the problem areas of the scalp will help to get rid of bald spots - and the effectiveness of the new drug, which is still commercialized, has been proven in clinical trials.
According to some reports, in the world about 20% of women suffer from alopecia, "bald" men at times more. Now the pharmaceutical market and physicians are practically powerless before this pathology. To date, one of the really effective options for treatment is the hormone Finasteride, but in men this drug can provoke erectile dysfunction.
The new anti-alopecia remedy is a solution for external use, which, as already mentioned, has SM04554 (a molecular substance). The solution helps to open signal channels in cells that not only cause, but also support hair growth (it is the reduction in the number of these channels and is one of the causes of androgenic alopecia, the most common form of alopecia).
The group of pharmacists tested its drug on volunteers (men from 18 to 55 years old) who used the new medicine for 3 months.
As a result, it was found that in less than 5 months the amount of hair is significantly increased, and their density is increased several times.
It is worth noting that all participants were divided into several groups, one of whom received a placebo, the other two used a 0.15% and 0.25% solution of the new drug.
The opening of Samumed, if the drug is approved for widespread use, can be a real salvation for the huge number of people facing this problem. Alopecia leads to a deterioration in the emotional and mental state of most people with this problem, in addition, there is a development of complexes about their own appearance.
In the world of alopecia, millions of men and women suffer, but in recent years only 2 drugs have been approved for use.
The developers of the new medicine shared their achievements at a meeting of dermatologists, which is held annually in the United States.
Another research group working in the same direction stated that skin lesions contribute to the growth of new hair.
According to scientists, the wounds on the skin cause the epidermal cells to "work" like stem cells - they begin to develop hair bulbs and grow hair. The scientists made their conclusions on the basis of observations of laboratory rats, which were specially applied to the skin for damage and treated with a special agent to activate the gene responsible for hair growth.
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