.... Moreover, the androgen receptor (AR) is abundant in the balding scalp, and androgens suppress hair growth by binding to AR in androgenetic alopecia. First, by using immunofluorescence, we investigated whether the treatment of dermal papilla (DP) cells with dexamethasone (DEX), a synthetic GC, causes...

...W.A. Ritschel; R. Panchagnula; K. Stemmer; M. Ashraf In previous studies we reported that the permeation of dexamethasone and hydrocortisone across the skin was decreased and penetration into the skin was increased in the presence of Transcutol® (TC) when compared to water as a solvent...