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The experimental drug, tested in mice, fights alopecia and inflammation of the skin due to diets rich in fats and cholesterol.
Scientists from Johns Hopkins University (USA) demonstrated the effectiveness of a synthetic chemical compound in the fight against hair loss the appearance of gray hair and other dermatological conditions associated with diets high in fat and cholesterol .
According to the new study published in scientific reports – an appendix of the journal Nature – the experimental drug D-threo-1-phenyl-2-decanoylamino-3-morpholino-1-propanol ( D-PDMP ) has the potential to reverse alopecia, canicia and inflammation of the skin by suppression of some fats called glycosphingolipids ( GSL ), important components of the skin.
To reach this conclusion, researchers genetically modified mice to develop atherosclerosis -accumulation of lipids in the arteries, and later divided into two groups : the first was fed normally and the second with a diet high in fat and cholesterol . illustrative "/>
Subsequently, they fed all mice with D-PDMP, and noted that the symptoms of skin inflammation and discoloration and hair loss that developed the second group of rodents were reversed by disruption of GSL production.
However, scientists warn that for the moment is unknown the result of the drug in humans. "More research is needed, but our results are promising for a day to use the drug against skin diseases such as psoriasis and injuries resulting from diabetes or plastic surgery," said Subroto Chatterjee, co-author of the 39; study.
