male pattern baldness & Cholesterol

[DammitLetMeIn]

Male Pattern Baldness sufferers are more likely to exhibit elevated total serum Cholesterol levels than those who are not afflicted with male pattern baldness.

http://www.naturaltherapycenter.com/HEA ... /index.htm

Thought this was interesting...

Cholesterol is the starting point in the long biochemical pathway that leads to the formation of 5-Alpha Reductase enzyme that converts Testosterone to Dihydrotestosterone - the substance implicated in Male Pattern Baldness:

thoughts...?

 

[DammitLetMeIn]

Also:

In men, looking older was related to greying of the hair, grade of arcus senilis, and grade of baldness. Less expected, looking older was positively related to total serum cholesterol (p=0.03) and blood haemoglobin (p<0.01).

http://pmj.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/77/911/578

The authors conclude that early vertex baldness may be a clinical marker for identifying men who need more intensive screening for hypertension and high cholesterol.

http://dermatology.jwatch.org/cgi/conte ... 2000/301/1

 

[Bryan]

Thought this was interesting...

Cholesterol is the starting point in the long biochemical pathway that leads to the formation of 5-Alpha Reductase enzyme that converts Testosterone to Dihydrotestosterone - the substance implicated in Male Pattern Baldness:

That's pure bullshit. Cholesterol is NOT the starting point in any long biochemical pathway that leads to the formation of 5a-reductase. That site doesn't know what it's talking about.

Bryan

 

[DammitLetMeIn]

That's pure bullshit. Cholesterol is NOT the starting point in any long biochemical pathway that leads to the formation of 5a-reductase. That site doesn't know what it's talking about.

Bryan

aren;t hormones derived from cholesterol?

what did you think of the other info? I have sum more cholesterol links

 

[Bryan]

Steroid hormones are derived from cholesterol, but not 5a-reductase. There are a couple of genes that code for that enzyme (one for the type 1 version, and one for type 2), and cells manufacture them directly.