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Hairloss Treatment: Cyclosporin |
| Hairloss Treatment Type | Immunosuppressive |
|---|---|
| Availability | Prescription |
| Notes | Cyclosporin is a drug typically used in organ transplants to prevent the body rejecting the organ by suppressing the immune system. It is also used topically in the treatment of some severe skin conditions. Cyclosporin has been shown to be very effective orally and only minimally effective topically in growing hair. Unfortunately, it has toxic side effects when used long term that make it a poor choice for use in hairloss. Cyclosporin is not toxic topically but it is not very effective for hairloss topically either. |
| Claimed Results | None. |
| Observed Results | Unknown. |
| Clinical Results | Up to an 80% response orally, 20% response topically. |
| Testing | Very well tested. |
| Safety/Side Effects | Renal toxicity (this is very bad). |
| Gender | Either. |
| Typical Cost | Unknown. |
| Where you can get it | Prescription |
- Study showing cyclosporin is promising orally but not topically
- Comparison of effects of cyclosporin and FK506
- Effects of cyclosporin on hair growth in animal models
- Study of cyclosporin and FK506's hair growth properties
- Study of cyclosporin's effects on nude mice
- Cyclosporin promotes human hair growth in vitro
- Reference to toxicity of cyclosporin (no abstract)
- Study showing alternate dosing may be as effective as daily with cyclosporin
- Study of topical cyclosporin showing no local or systemic side effects or renal toxicity
- Another study showing Cyclosporin, FK506, and other drugs of the same class grow hair
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