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ReviewBiomedicines2024

The Hormonal Background of Hair Loss in Non-Scarring Alopecias.

Barbara Owecka, Agata Tomaszewska, Krzysztof Dobrzeniecki, Maciej Owecki

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Review in Biomedicines, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
17citing papers in PubMed
9.6field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Barbara OweckaStudents' Scientific Association in Public Health, Poznań University of Medical Sciences (PUMS), Święcickiego 6, 60-781 Poznań, Poland.
Agata TomaszewskaStudents' Scientific Association in Public Health, Poznań University of Medical Sciences (PUMS), Święcickiego 6, 60-781 Poznań, Poland.
Krzysztof DobrzenieckiStudents' Scientific Association in Public Health, Poznań University of Medical Sciences (PUMS), Święcickiego 6, 60-781 Poznań, Poland.ORCID 0009-0003-2743-2233
Maciej OweckiDepartment of Public Health, Poznań University of Medical Sciences (PUMS), Święcickiego 6, 60-781 Poznań, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-9060-0274
Poznan University of Medical Sciences · PL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hair loss is a common clinical condition connected with serious psychological distress and reduced quality of life. Hormones play an essential role in the regulation of the hair growth cycle. This review focuses on the hormonal background of hair loss, including pathophysiology, underlying endocrine disorders, and possible treatment options for alopecia. In particular, the role of androgens, including dihydrotestosterone (DHT), testosterone (T), androstenedione (A4), dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), and its sulfate (DHEAS), has been studied in the context of androgenetic alopecia. Androgen excess may cause miniaturization of hair follicles (HFs) in the scalp. Moreover, hair loss may occur in the case of estrogen deficiency, appearing naturally during menopause. Also, thyroid hormones and thyroid dysfunctions are linked with the most common types of alopecia, including telogen effluvium (TE), alopecia areata (AA), and androgenetic alopecia. Particular emphasis is placed on the role of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis hormones (corticotropin-releasing hormone, adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), cortisol) in stress-induced alopecia. This article also briefly discusses hormonal therapies, including 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors (finasteride, dutasteride), spironolactone, bicalutamide, estrogens, and others.

Indexed as

5-alpha-reductasealopecia areataandrogenetic alopeciaandrogenscorticotropin-releasing hormoneestrogensgrowth hormonehair losspolycystic ovary syndromethyroid hormones

Identifiers

PMID38540126
PMCPMC10968111
OpenAlexW4392155143

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