I don't really care about proving anything to anyone
Homer123 said:Thymosin Beta 4 Induces Hair Growth via Stem Cell Migration and Differentiation
DEBORAH PHILP a , SHARLEEN ST-SURIN a , HEE-JAE CHA a , HYE-SUNG MOON a , HYNDA K. KLEINMAN a , AND MICHAEL ELKIN a
a Cell Biology Section, NIDCR, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
Address for correspondence: Hynda K. Kleinman, Ph.D., Cell Biology Section, NIH, NIDCR, Building 30, Room 433, 30 Convent Dr. MSC 4370, Bethesda, MD 20892. Voice: 301-496-4069; fax: 301-402-0897.
hkleinman@dir.nidcr.nih.gov
Copyright 2007 New York Academy of Sciences
KEYWORDS
cell migration • hair follicle growth • angiogenesis • wound healing • stem cells • cell survival • inflammation • gene expression • laminin-5 • proteases • zyxin • endothelial cells • thymosin beta 4 • keratinocytes • MMPs • TIMPs
ABSTRACT
Abstract : Thymosin beta 4 is a small 43-amino-acid molecule that has multiple biological activities, including promotion of cell migration angiogenesis, cell survival, protease production, and wound healing. We have found that thymosin beta 4 promotes hair growth in various rat and mice models including a transgenic thymosin beta 4 overexpressing mouse. We have also determined the mechanism by which thymosin beta 4 acts to promote hair growth by examining its effects on follicle stem cell growth, migration, differentiation, and protease production.
(From the hair loss fight forums)
ClayShaw said:I'm pretty sure A&G is a scam. I've read reviews of their skin care products, and they were doing the same thing they did with the Hair Complex... they created accounts on dermatology sites and pimped their own product. Watch this board for the flood of brand new posters talking about how great this stuff is. My guess is its bottled water.