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ArticleCancer science2023

Efficacy of cooling therapy and α-lipoic acid derivative against chemotherapy-induced alopecia in an animal model.

Takayuki Aiba, Yohei Kono, Tsuyoshi Etoh, Yoko Kawano, Yusuke Oshima, Masafumi Inomata

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Article in Cancer science, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Takayuki AibaDepartment of Gastroenterological and Pediatric Surgery, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Yufu, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5014-5270
Yohei KonoDepartment of Advanced Medical Research and Development for Cancer and Hair [Aderans], Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Yufu, Japan.
Tsuyoshi EtohDepartment of Gastroenterological and Pediatric Surgery, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Yufu, Japan.
Yoko KawanoDepartment of Gastroenterological and Pediatric Surgery, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Yufu, Japan.
Yusuke OshimaDepartment of Gastroenterological and Pediatric Surgery, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Yufu, Japan.
Masafumi InomataDepartment of Gastroenterological and Pediatric Surgery, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Yufu, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8475-3688
Oita University · JP

Funding

Aderans Co., Ltd C213F01015Japan Society for the Promotion of Science JP19K18031University of Tokyo the Grant for Joint Research Project of The Instit
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chemotherapy-induced alopecia is frequently induced by various regimens of chemotherapy and has a significant impact on mental health and quality of life. However, the effect of available current treatment for chemotherapy-induced alopecia is not sufficient. This study aimed to clarify the therapeutic effects and mechanism of skin cooling and the antioxidant α-lipoic acid derivative on chemotherapy-induced alopecia. We developed a chemotherapy-induced alopecia model of cyclophosphamide (120 μg/g) using Institute of Cancer Research mice. We used cooling therapy and α-lipoic acid derivative application as the treatments. We compared the alopecia score, hair bulb diameter, insulin-like growth factor-1 level, vascular permeability, and apoptosis between the control and treatment groups. The alopecia score significantly improved in each treatment group compared with that in the cyclophosphamide group. Hair bulb diameter significantly improved in the cyclophosphamide + cooling group compared with that in the cyclophosphamide group. The insulin-like growth factor-1 level and vascular permeability level was significantly retained and suppressed, respectively, in each treatment group compared with that in the cyclophosphamide group. The number of apoptotic cells in the vascular endothelium significantly decreased in the cyclophosphamide + α-lipoic acid derivative group compared with that in the cyclophosphamide group. In conclusion, cooling therapy and α-lipoic acid derivative facilitated recovery from chemotherapy-induced alopecia caused by cyclophosphamide through decreasing vascular permeability.

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Antineoplastic AgentsThioctic AcidAlopeciaAnimalsCyclophosphamideInsulin-Like Growth Factor IMiceModels, AnimalQuality of LifeAntineoplastic AgentsCyclophosphamideInsulin-Like Growth Factor IThioctic Acidalopeciaantioxidantschemotherapycooling therapycyclophosphamide

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PMID36337052
PMCPMC9986063
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