Re: A recently discovered new factor in AA, the cure is near :)
They are not much different from hormones. Cytokines + hormones are responsible for almost anything that happens in human body.
Isoflavone is known phytoestrogen that binds to estrogen receptors with not really high binding constant (however it doesn't raise estrogen level). But the question was about capsaicin which has no known effects on estrogen.
Supposedly it stimulates DRG (dorsal root ganglion) neuron that releases CGRP (calcitonin gene-related peptide) that in turn causes dermal papillae and fibroblast cells to produce IGF-1 (insulin-like growth factor) that promotes hair growth (in 22 out of 25 individuals they tested in the study)...
Is anyone on this board regularly taking capsaicin? How do you take it? I've tried around 6mg today in almond oil (doesn't dissolve well) and it burns.
Re: A recently discovered new factor in AA, the cure is near :)
Unfortunately, the study is not making those claims but you are. There is no way to conjecture from the study what is going on with PGD2.
If anything, from the study it seems like PGD2 production is decreased by DHT. Because DHT...
Re: A recently discovered new factor in AA, the cure is near :)
This study is not particularly useful. Here are some quotes from the discussion section:
Since COX-2 levels were increased after DHT treatment in
the absence of inflammation, we predicted that DHT would
also increase COX-2 levels...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22068870
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