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ArticleBritish journal of pharmacology2021

KY19382, a novel activator of Wnt/β-catenin signalling, promotes hair regrowth and hair follicle neogenesis.

Yeong Chan Ryu, Dong-Hwan Lee, Jiyong Shim, Jiyeon Park, You-Rin Kim, Sehee Choi, Soon Sun Bak, Young Kwan Sung, Soung-Hoon Lee, Kang-Yell Choi

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Article in British journal of pharmacology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 52 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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52 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 71 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Yeong Chan RyuDepartment of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-9270-5408
Dong-Hwan LeeDepartment of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.
Jiyong ShimDepartment of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.
Jiyeon ParkDepartment of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.
You-Rin KimDepartment of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.
Sehee ChoiDepartment of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.
Soon Sun BakDepartment of Immunology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.
Young Kwan SungDepartment of Immunology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.
Soung-Hoon LeeCK Biotech Inc, Engineering Research Park, Seoul, Korea.
Kang-Yell ChoiDepartment of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.
Yonsei University · KRKyungpook National University · KRSTR Biotech (South Korea) · KR

Funding

Brain Korea 21 (BK21) FOURNational Research Foundation of Korea 2019R1A2C3002751National Research Foundation of Korea 2020M3E5E2040018
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

background and purposeThe promotion of hair regeneration and growth heavily depends on the activation of Wnt/β-catenin signalling in the hair follicle, including dermal papilla (DP). KY19382, one of the newly synthesized analogues of indirubin-3'-monoxime (I3O), was identified as a Wnt/β-catenin signalling activator via inhibition of the interaction between CXXC-type zinc finger protein 5 (CXXC5) and dishevelled (Dvl). Given the close relationship between the Wnt/β-catenin signalling and hair regeneration, we investigated the effect of KY19382 on hair regrowth and hair follicle neogenesis. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH: In vitro hair induction effects of KY19382 were performed in human DP cells. The hair elongation effects of KY19382 were confirmed through the human hair follicle and vibrissa culture system. In vivo hair regeneration abilities of KY19382 were identified in three models: hair regrowth, wound-induced hair follicle neogenesis (WIHN) and hair patch assays using C57BL/6 mice. The hair regeneration abilities were analysed by immunoblotting, alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and immunohistochemical staining. KEY

resultsKY19382 activated Wnt/β-catenin signalling and elevated expression of ALP and the proliferation marker PCNA in DP cells. KY19382 also increased hair length in ex vivo-cultured mouse vibrissa and human hair follicles and induced hair regrowth in mice. Moreover, KY19382 significantly promoted the generation of de novo hair follicles as shown by WIHN and hair patch assays. CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS: These results indicate that KY19382 is a potential therapeutic drug that exhibits effective hair regeneration ability via activation of the Wnt/β-catenin signalling for alopecia treatments.

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Hair FollicleAnimalsHairMiceMice, Inbred C57BLWnt Signaling PathwayCXXC5dermal papilla cellsGSK-3βneogenesisWnt/β-catenin signalling

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PMID33751552
PMCPMC8251890
OpenAlexW3134960948

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