Abstract
Human hair follicle dermal papilla cells (DPCs) are a specialized population of cells located in the hair follicles and regulate hair growth and development, particularly by releasing numerous growth factors in response to various physiological conditions. In the present study, we aimed to test whether nonanal, a scent compound from plants, stimulated growth factors in DPCs and to delineate the underlying mechanisms involved. We found that nonanal promoted DPC proliferation in a dose-dependent manner. Meanwhile, it also increased the intracellular cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) levels and the expression of various growth factor genes such as vascular endothelial growth factor, keratinocyte growth factor, and insulin-like growth factor 1. Furthermore, nonanal treatment stimulated DPC migration. Notably, the benefits of nonanal use were abrogated by cAMP inhibition. Our results reveal the potential of nonanal in preventing hair loss and suggest that its effects are cAMP-mediated in DPCs.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 8054 |
| Pages (from-to) | 1-13 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | International journal of molecular sciences |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue number | 21 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2020 Nov 1 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Funding: This work was supported by Innopolis Foundation through Technology Commercialization services(or Project), funded by Ministry of Science and ICT (2020-JB-RD-0080) and the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korean government (MSIT) (No. 2019R1A2C2003340).
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All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Catalysis
- Molecular Biology
- Spectroscopy
- Computer Science Applications
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry
- Inorganic Chemistry