Methods and compositions for inhibiting or reducing hair loss, acne, rosacea, prostate cancer, and BPH
申请人:THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
公开号:US10849841B2
公开(公告)日:2020-12-01
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。