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Ann Dermatol Vol. 24, No. 3, 2012
Successful Treatment of Alopecia Areata with Topical Calcipotriol

The Wall Street Journal September 12, 2012
The Search for a Baldness Cure

J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol. 2010 Jul;121(1-2):314-6
The vitamin D receptor, the skin and stem cells

EHP 01 July 2010
Delayed Reaction: The Fetal Basis of Adult Disease, with Deborah Cory-Slechta

J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol. 2010 Jul;121(1-2):317-21
The 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3-independent actions of the vitamin D receptor in skin

Mediators Inflamm. 2010;2010:928030
Cytokines and other mediators in alopecia areata

Menopause. 2010 Nov-Dec;17(6):1182-7
Androgens associated with advanced glycation end-products in postmenopausal women

Am. J. Epidemiol. (2010) 171 (11): 1203-1213
Reproductive Hormones and Obesity: 9 Years of Observation From the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation

Obesity 18, 604-610 (March 2010)
Testosterone and Visceral Fat in Midlife Women: The Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN) Fat Patterning Study

G Ital Dermatol Venereol. 2010 Apr;145(2):213-9
Stress and the skin

Nurs Stand. 2010 May 12-18;24(36):42-6
Management of autoimmune associated alopecia areata

Psychiatr Danub. 2010 Jun;22(2):293-5
Depressive disorder and alopecia

J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2010 Jul 13
Lipid peroxidation/antioxidant activity in patients with alopecia areata

J Dermatol Sci. 2010 Nov;60(2):67-73
Hair follicle is a target of stress hormone and autoimmune reactions

Actas Dermosifiliogr. 2010 Apr;101(3):248-56
Male androgenetic alopecia and cardiovascular risk factors: A case-control study

J Am Acad Dermatol. 2010 Sep;63(3):420-9
Androgenetic alopecia and cardiovascular risk factors in men and women: a comparative study

Endocr Regul. 2010 Jan;44(1):3-8
Changes of metabolic profile in men treated for androgenetic alopecia with 1 mg finasteride

The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2009, Vol. 94, No. 12 4776-4784
Higher Serum Testosterone Concentration in Older Women is Associated with Insulin Resistance, Metabolic Syndrome, and Cardiovascular Disease

J Drugs Dermatol. 2010 Jan;9(1):62-4
Hair growth in patients alopecia areata totalis after treatment with simvastatin and ezetimibe

J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2009 Apr;94(4):1288-94
Keratinocyte growth inhibition through the modification of Wnt signaling by androgen in balding dermal papilla cells

ScienceDaily (Aug. 21, 2009)
Increase In Visceral Fat During Menopause Linked With Testosterone

Curr Opin Pediatr. 2009 Aug;21(4):475-80
An update on alopecia areata

Cleve Clin J Med. 2009 Jun;76(6):361-7
Diffuse hair loss: its triggers and management

J Invest Dermatol. 2009 Jun;129(6):1324-6
Neuroendocrine perspectives in alopecia areata: does stress play a role?

Am J Dermatopathol. 2009 Feb;31(1):53-60
Investigation of the inflammatory mechanisms in alopecia areata

J Am Acad Dermatol. 2009 Mar;60(3):388-93
Increased history of childhood and lifetime traumatic events among adults with alopecia areata

Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2009 Oct;71(4):494-9
Androgenetic alopecia and insulin resistance in young men

Medicine (Baltimore). 2009 Jan;88(1):32-45
Androgen dependence of hirsutism, acne, and alopecia in women: retrospective analysis of 228 patients investigated for hyperandrogenism

Semin Cutan Med Surg. 2009 Mar;28(1):19-32
Hair loss in women

Arch Dermatol Res. 2009 Jun;301(5):373-80
Combination therapy with oral PUVA and corticosteroid for recalcitrant alopecia areata

Medical Hypotheses Volume 70, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1038-1040
Androgenic alopecia may have evolved to protect men from prostate cancer by increasing skin exposure to ultraviolet radiation

AIM Vol. 168 No. 14, July 28, 2008
Menopause and the Metabolic Syndrome

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine November 11, 2008
N-Acetylcysteine an Allium plant compound improves high-sucrose diet-induced obesity and related effects

Dermatol Online J. 2008 Mar 15;14(3):1
A review of hormonal therapy for female pattern (androgenic) alopecia

Br J Dermatol. 2008 Jan;158(1):109-15
Topical fulvestrant solution has no effect on male and postmenopausal female androgenetic alopecia: results from two randomized, proof-of-concept studies

G Ital Dermatol Venereol. 2008 Oct;143(5):277-81
Alopecia areata and autoimmunity

Cutis. 2008 May;81(5):431-4
Successful treatment of alopecia universalis with alefacept: a case report and review of the literature

Cancer Research September 2, 2008
The Role of Parental and Grandparental Epigenetic Alterations in Familial Cancer Risk

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2007 May 29;104(22):9428-33
Vitamin D receptor is essential for normal keratinocyte stem cell function

Med Hypotheses. 2007;68(3):480-3
Polycystic ovary syndrome in men: Stein-Leventhal syndrome revisited

The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2007, Vol. 92, No. 4 1289-1295
Endogenous Sex Hormones and Glucose Tolerance Status in Postmenopausal Women

Phytother Res. 2007 May;21(5):444-7
Effect of spearmint (Mentha spicata Labiatae) teas on androgen levels in women with hirsutism

Eur J Dermatol. 2007 Jan-Feb;17(1):21-5
The presence of insulin resistance and comparison of various insulin sensivity indices in women with androgenetic alopecia

European Journal of Dermatology 2007, vol. 17, no 3, pp. 220-222
Association of androgenetic alopecia and hypertension

J Drugs Dermatol. 2007 Sep;6(9):946-7
Case reports: alopecia universalis: hair growth following initiation of simvastatin and ezetimibe therapy

Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2006 Apr;1068:204-13
Mechanism of vitamin D receptor action

Neuroimmunomodulation. 2006;13(5-6):347-56
From the brain-skin connection: the neuroendocrine-immune misalliance of stress and itch

Cent Eur J Public Health. 2006 Jun;14(2):78-81
Association of insulin resistance linked diseases and hair loss in elderly men. Finnish population-based study

BMC Clinical Pharmacology 2006, 6:7
Finasteride induced depression: a prospective study

Mol Endocrinol. 2005 Apr;19(4):855-62
Ligand-independent actions of the vitamin D receptor maintain hair follicle homeostasis

Antioxid Redox Signal. 2005 Jul-Aug;7(7-8):1040-52
The molecular basis for oxidative stress-induced insulin resistance

Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes. 2004 Jan;112(1):24-8
Hormonal profile of men with premature balding

Eur J Dermatol. 2004 Nov-Dec;14(6):364-70
Alopecia areata: autoimmune basis of hair loss

Molecular Endocrinology 2003, 17 (5): 777-791
Vitamin D: More Than a "Bone-a-Fide" Hormone

Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2003 Oct;285(4):E744-53
N-acetylcysteine and taurine prevent hyperglycemia-induced insulin resistance in vivo: possible role of oxidative stress

J Cardiovasc Risk. 2003 Jun;10(3):227-31
Hair loss, insulin resistance, and heredity in middle-aged women. A population-based study

Australas J Dermatol. 2003 May;44(2):106-9
PUVA treatment of alopecia areata totalis and universalis: a retrospective study

Fertil Steril. 2003 Jan;79(1):91-5
Treatment of hyperandrogenic alopecia in women

Endocrinology. 2002 Nov;143(11):4389-96
Vitamin D3 analogs stimulate hair growth in nude mice

Journal of Investigative Dermatology (2002) 118, 1116
Lack of the Vitamin D Receptor is Associated with Reduced Epidermal Differentiation and Hair Follicle Growth

Fertil Steril. 2002 Apr;77 Suppl 4:S3-5
Androgen production in women

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology Volume 27, Issue 5, pages 396404, July 2002
Nutritional factors and hair loss

J Clin Invest. 2001 April 15; 107(8): 961966
Metabolic and cellular analysis of alopecia in vitamin D receptor knockout mice

Journal of Molecular Endocrinology, 2001, Vol 27, Issue 1, 85-91
Homocysteine thiolactone inhibits insulin signaling, and glutathione has a protective effect

J Cardiovasc Risk. 2001 Jun;8(3):147-51
Early onset of androgenetic alopecia associated with early severe coronary heart disease: a population-based, case-control study

Endocrinology. 2001 Dec;142(12):5386-9
Targeting expression of the human vitamin D receptor to the keratinocytes of vitamin D receptor null mice prevents alopecia

European Journal of Dermatology. Volume 11, Numro 3, 195-8, May - June 2001
Influence of estrogens on the androgen metabolism in different subunits of human hair follicles

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol. 71, No. 5, 1344S-1352s, May 2000
Fetal nutrition and adult disease

Endocrinology. 2000 Jun;141(6):2043-9
Evaluation of keratinocyte proliferation and differentiation in vitamin D receptor knockout mice

The Lancet Volume 356, Issue 9236, 30 September 2000, Pages 1165-1166
Early androgenetic alopecia as a marker of insulin resistance

Expert Opinion on Investigational Drugs April 1999, Vol. 8, No. 4, Pages 403-415
Finasteride, a Type 2 5-reductase inhibitor, in the treatment of men with androgenetic alopecia

J Investig Dermatol Symp Proc. 1999 Dec;4(3):216-9
The genetic basis of alopecia areata: HLA associations with patchy alopecia areata versus alopecia totalis and alopecia universalis

American Journal of Dermatopathology. 20(2):160-163, April 1998
Estrogen and Progesterone Receptors in Androgenic Alopecia Versus Alopecia Areata

Ann Oncol. 1997 May;8(5):435-7
Should subjects who used psoralen suntan activators be screened for melanoma?

American Journal of Epidemiology 1996, Vol. 143, No. 7: 651-657
Baldness and Ischemic Heart Disease in a National Sample of Men

Int J Dermatol. 1996 Jan;35(1):22-7
Profile of alopecia areata in Northern India

British Journal of Dermatology Volume 131 Issue 4 Page 477-482, October 1994
Hair follicle expression of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 receptors during the murine hair cycle

Obstetrics & Gynecology 1991;78:103-107
Effects of sex steroids on skin 5 alpha-reductase activity in vitro

Postgrad Med. 1989 May 1;85(6):52-8, 67-73, 77
Hair loss. What causes it and what can be done about it

Head Neck Surg. 1985 Mar-Apr;7(4):336-9
Medical treatment of male pattern alopecia (androgenic alopecia)

Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1977 Aug 15;128(8):851-7
Free testosterone concentration in serum: elevation is the hallmark of hirsutism


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