Androgens modify Wnt agonists/antagonists expression balance in dermal papilla cells preventing hair follicle stem cell differentiation in androgenetic alopecia
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2017/01/05 Full-length article DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2016.10.018
Journal: Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology
Abstract:
Highlights•Androgens alter Wnt agonists/antagonists expression balance in dermal papilla.•In dermal papilla cells (DPC) spheroids, Wnt agonists basal expression is favored.•DKK-1 mimicked androgen inhibition on hair follicle stem cell (HFSC) differentiation.•WNT10b overcame androgen inhibition of HFSC differentiation.•Androgen action on DPC inhibits Wnt pathway in hair follicle differentiating cells.
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