Researchers of Kerala University have evolved a solution to limit the impact of primary cicatricial alopecia (PCA), a rare hair loss disorder, by controlling cholesterol production in hair cells.
A study conducted by the Zoology department and the Advanced Centre for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research Centre in Cutaneous Biology (AcREM-Stem) in the university has found that accelerating the production of cholesterol in hair follicles and reducing inflammation could prevent abnormal hair loss caused by PCA.
The research, which was recently published in the Journal of Endocrinology and Reproduction, was undertaken by a team supervised by assistant professor P. Sreejith of the Zoology department. It comprised Nikhila Leemon, Surya Suresh, Binumon T.M., and Najeeb S.
