title: Alopecia areata-like hair loss in C3H/HeJ mice and DEBR rats can be reversed using topical diphencyprone.
abstract: This study demonstrates the ability to treat successfully alopecia areata-like hair loss in both mouse and rat models using topical immunotherapy with diphencyprone.
authors.affiliation: Division of Dermatology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shapiro
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Sundberg
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bissonnette
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: McElwee
authors.forename: D I
authors.initials: DI
authors.lastname: McLean
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Carroll
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Oliver
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lui
mesh_terms: D000287:Administration, Topical; D000506:Alopecia Areata / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000818:Animals; D003521:Cyclopropanes / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D051379:Mice; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D003521:Cyclopropanes; C029402:diphenylcyclopropenone