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ArticleCell transplantation2018

Effect of Cinnamomum osmophloeum Kanehira Leaf Aqueous Extract on Dermal Papilla Cell Proliferation and Hair Growth.

Tung-Chou Wen, Yuan-Sheng Li, Karthyayani Rajamani, Horng-Jyh Harn, Shinn-Zong Lin, Tzyy-Wen Chiou

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Article in Cell transplantation, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
3.6field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Tung-Chou Wen1 Department of Life Science and Graduate Institute of Biotechnology, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Yuan-Sheng Li1 Department of Life Science and Graduate Institute of Biotechnology, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Karthyayani Rajamani1 Department of Life Science and Graduate Institute of Biotechnology, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Horng-Jyh Harn2 Department of Pathology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Shinn-Zong Lin3 Bioinnovation Center, Tzu Chi Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Tzyy-Wen Chiou1 Department of Life Science and Graduate Institute of Biotechnology, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien, Taiwan, Republic of China.
National Dong Hwa University · TWBuddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital · TWTzu Chi Foundation · TW

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this study, we explored the effect of the water extract of Cinnamomum osmophloeum Kanehira (COK) leaves on hair growth by in vitro and in vivo assays. Using an in vitro 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay, it was found that the proliferation of rat vibrissae and human hair dermal papilla cells (hDPCs) was significantly enhanced by the COK leaf extract treatment. As determined by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), the messenger RNA (mRNA) levels of some hair growth-related factors including vascular endothelial growth factor, keratinocyte growth factor (KGF), and transforming growth factor-β2 were found to be higher in the cultured hDPCs exposed to COK leaf extract than those in the untreated control group. In the hair-depilated C57BL/6 mouse model, the stimulation of hair growth was demonstrated in the group of COK leaf extract treatment. Both photographical and histological observations revealed the promotion of the anagen phase in the hair growth cycle by the COK leaf extract in the C57BL/6 mice. Finally, the ultra performance liquid chromatography (UPLC) showed that the COK extract contained mostly cinnamic aldehyde and a small amount of cinnamic acid. The results suggest that the COK leaf extract may find use for the treatment of hair loss.

Indexed as

AnimalsCell ProliferationCells, CulturedCinnamomumHairHair FollicleHumansMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLPlant ExtractsPlant LeavesPlant ExtractsCinnamomum osmophloeum Kanehiradermal papilla cellshair growth

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PMID29637818
PMCPMC5898689
OpenAlexW2838753477

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