title: Expression of peroxisome proliferator activated receptors (PPARs) in human hair follicles and PPAR alpha involvement in hair growth.
abstract: Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs), which belong to the nuclear hormone receptor superfamily, have recently been described as potent key regulators of epidermal development. As 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3, retinoic acid and triiodothyronine are known to exert effects on skin and hair follicle growth through similar receptors, we decided to investigate both the expression pattern of the PPAR alpha, -delta and -gamma subtypes and their role in human hair follicles. Using reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction and immunohistochemistry, we established that PPAR alpha, -delta and -gamma were expressed in both dermal and epithelial human hair follicle cells. Additionally, we evaluated the dose effect of clofibrate, a PPAR alpha ligand, on the survival of human hair follicles in culture. A beneficial effect was observed within a narrow range of concentrations.
authors.affiliation: Life Sciences, L'OREAL Advanced Research Laboratories, L'OREAL Hair Biology Group, Clichy, France.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Billoni
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Buan
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gautier
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Collin
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Gaillard
authors.forename: Y F
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Mahé
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Bernard
mesh_terms: D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D006197:Hair / Q000254:growth & development*; D018859:Hair Follicle / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics*; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear; D014157:Transcription Factors