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China Surfactant Detergent & Cosmetics ›› 2023, Vol. 53 ›› Issue (9): 1029-1034.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2097-2806.2023.09.005

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Study on the effect of lactic acid in promoting hair growth in seborrheic alopecia mice

Luo Xiaojian1,2,Hong Shixi1,Luo Jing1,Yang Si1,Wang Ziyan1,Xiong Yaokun1,*()   

  1. 1. College of Pharmacy, Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330004, China
    2. National Engineering Center for Manufacturing Technology of Solid Preparations of Traditional Chinese Medicine Manufacturing Technology, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330004, China
  • Received:2023-03-06 Revised:2023-08-29 Online:2023-09-22 Published:2023-09-26
  • Contact: * Tel.: +86-791-87118911, E-mail: xiongyaokun2005@163.com.

Abstract:

The seborrheic alopecia model was established by removing the back hair of C57BL/6 mice and smearing with testosterone. The effects of lactic acid on hair growth, hair follicle growth cycle and growth factors in seborrheic alopecia mice were studied based on this model. Sixty C57BL/6 mice were randomly divided into normal group, model group, minoxidil tincture positive group, and groups of high-, medium- and low-dose lactic acid, which were smeared with corresponding drugs on the depilation area. After 24 days of continual administration, the time of skin color change, the hair growth in depilation area, the histological characteristics of hair follicles and the change of hair follicle number were recorded. The concentration of KGF, VEGF, and TGF-β1 in mouse skin was measured by corresponding Elisa kits. The results showed that, compared with the model group and normal group, lactic acid could significantly promote hair elongation in seborrheic alopecia mice, and increase the weight of mouse hair and the number of skin hair follicles in the drug-administration experimental area. Meanwhile, the concentrations of KGF and VEGF in mouse skin were up-regulated, and the concentration of TGF-β1 in mouse skin was reduced, both of which the differences were statistically significant (P<0.05). The medium dose (10 g/L) of lactic acid solution had the best effect, which could accelerate the hair growth of mice, promote the transformation process of hair follicles in the growth period, and inhibit the symptoms of seborrheic alopecia. The curative effect of medium dose (10 g/L) of lactic acid solution was equivalent to that of minoxidil tincture (P>0.05). It could be applied in daily care products to prevent alopecia and provide more choice for patients with seborrheic alopecia.

Key words: seborrheic alopecia, lactic acid, hair growth, keratinocyte growth factor, hair follicle cell

CLC Number: 

  • TQ658