This invention provides methods of treating androgenetic alopecia (AGA), acne, rosacea, prostate cancer, and benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH), comprising the step of contacting a subject with a compound or composition capable of decreasing prostaglandin D2 (PGD2) level or activity, a downstream signaling or receptor pathway thereof, or prostaglandin D2 synthase level or activity; methods of stimulating hair growth, comprising the step of contacting a subject with a compound or composition capable of increasing or decreasing the activity or level of a target gene of the present invention, or with a protein product of the target gene or an analogue or mimetic thereof; and methods of testing for AGA and evaluating therapeutic methods thereof, comprising measuring PGD2 levels.
本发明提供了治疗雄激素性
脱发(AGA)、痤疮、酒渣鼻、前列腺癌和良性前列腺肥大(BPH)的方法,包括使受试者与能降低
前列腺素D2(
PGD2)
水平或活性、其下游信号传导或受体通路或
前列腺素D2
合成酶水平或活性的化合物或组合物接触的步骤;刺激毛发生长的方法,包括使受试者接触能提高或降低本发明靶
基因活性或
水平的化合物或组合物,或接触靶
基因的蛋白产物或其类似物或模拟物;以及检测 AGA 和评估其治疗方法的方法,包括测量
PGD2
水平。