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Alright, it's been confirmed that CD200 and CD34+ progenitor cells are lacking in balding men's follicles. So far, most of us have only focused on blocking stuff (dht, dkk1, pgd2, etc) but we haven't focused on promoting whats MISSING in our scalps either. Having said this, Entecavir is an oral antiviral drug used in the treatment of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. Entecavir is a reverse transcriptase inhibitor. It prevents the hepatitis B virus from multiplying and reduces the amount of virus in the body. But, according to this study:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25425463
It also promotes CD34+ progenitor cells. The good news is that this stuff has already passed clinical trials and was recently cleared by the FDA. It's trade name is 'Baraclude'. More general information can be found here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entecavir
I wonder if this could be used topically, it's molecular mass is pretty damn small, only 277 dalton, where as Minoxidil is 209 dalton and general rule is that anything below 400 dalton can pass quite easily.
Study on CD34+ cells lacking in bald men here:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21206086
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25425463
It also promotes CD34+ progenitor cells. The good news is that this stuff has already passed clinical trials and was recently cleared by the FDA. It's trade name is 'Baraclude'. More general information can be found here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entecavir
I wonder if this could be used topically, it's molecular mass is pretty damn small, only 277 dalton, where as Minoxidil is 209 dalton and general rule is that anything below 400 dalton can pass quite easily.
Study on CD34+ cells lacking in bald men here:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21206086