Vitamin-Boosted Stem Cells Show Promise in Curing Baldness

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  • gmonasco
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    • Apr 2010
    • 865

    Vitamin-Boosted Stem Cells Show Promise in Curing Baldness

    A super-active form of Vitamin D boosts the capacity of stem cells to enhance and maintain their ability to induce hair growth, a team of Japanese researchers concluded in a study that could someday lead to a cell therapy for human baldness.

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  • gutted
    Senior Member
    • Jan 2011
    • 1397

    #2
    intresting.

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    • 2020
      Senior Member
      • Jan 2012
      • 1513

      #3
      why are they wasting time with this obscure crap... yeah super vitamin D, that's the cause of MPB.

      seriously, I read an article where they tried analyzing "wolfman-type" people's genetics to find which genes caused such hair growth and then somehow apply it to people with MPB.... are you ****ing serious?

      the cure for AA is a simple vaccination that removes androgen receptors from your scalp.... they're not needed there anyways. Just like wisdom teeth removal, circumcision and tonsil removal fixes human flaws, removing AR will fix another flaw - baldness. This is logic 101

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      • gmonasco
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        • Apr 2010
        • 865

        #4
        Originally posted by 2020
        why are they wasting time with this obscure crap... yeah super vitamin D, that's the cause of MPB.
        The study states that a form of Vitamin D may enhance the ability of stem cells to produce hair growth; it doesn't claim that a form of Vitamin D (or the lack thereof) is a "cause" of MPB. Those are two vastly different things.

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        • neversaynever
          Senior Member
          • Dec 2011
          • 640

          #5
          Just read a paragraph from the full study that made me think of replicel.

          It states that pre-treating cultured DP cells with Vitamin D3, dramatically increased the ability to produce cell.

          As far as we know, replicel are inject only the cells, absolutely nothing else.
          Is something like this the key they might be missing?

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          • Conpecia
            Senior Member
            • Sep 2011
            • 904

            #6
            gmonasco, out of general curiosity, do you expect to see major advances in hairloss treatment within the next 3-5 years?

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            • nikemata
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              • Dec 2011
              • 44

              #7
              Is Vitamin D3 available in the market?

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              • DepressedByHairLoss
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                • Feb 2011
                • 854

                #8
                I don't see why this Vitamin D3 treatment couldn't be tried to regrow hair RIGHT AWAY. We all know that there are plenty of dormant follicular stem cells even in bald people. These stem cells just need to be kickstarted to produce hair again, and who knows, maybe injections of Vitamin D3 could help stimulate hair growth. Since Vitamin D3 is all-natural, and injections of it would be non-invasive, treatments with Vitamin D3 could be started right away. We just need doctors to simply try stuff like this and not just focus on hair transplants, and hair transplants only.

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                • bananana
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                  • Feb 2012
                  • 524

                  #9
                  Originally posted by nikemata
                  Is Vitamin D3 available in the market?
                  d3 is widely available for years, BUT if it alone could regrow hair - that would be very well known, right?


                  Most people aren't getting enough Vitamin D3 in their diet, which puts them at increased risk for developing serious illnesses.


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                  But maybe vitamin VD3 is what we need? Thats used in the study.
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                  (these descriptions can be deceiving)

                  Someone should investigate this thoroughly.

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                  • neversaynever
                    Senior Member
                    • Dec 2011
                    • 640

                    #10
                    Originally posted by bananana
                    d3 is widely available for years, BUT if it alone could regrow hair - that would be very well known, right?


                    Most people aren't getting enough Vitamin D3 in their diet, which puts them at increased risk for developing serious illnesses.


                    Since 1995, Nordic Naturals has been the industry leader in omega-3 fish oil supplementation, setting standards of excellence in the areas of purity, freshness, taste, and sustainability. Nordic Naturals continues to deliver on its promise of innovation and quality you can trust.


                    But maybe vitamin VD3 is what we need? Thats used in the study.
                    Discover premium quality vitamin vd3 designed to boost health and vitality. Perfect for global buyers seeking reliable supplements.

                    (these descriptions can be deceiving)

                    Someone should investigate this thoroughly.
                    Oral D3 would be very different to soaking your DP cells in D3 for 72 hours. Even injecting D3 into your scalp wouldnt be the same. In this study, those DP cells are getting VD3 CONSTANTLY for 72 hours.

                    Oral VD3 will do nothing. Replicel and ARI might be interested though. But I get the feeling they're all stubborn.

                    How hard would it be for replicel to culture cells and try storing them in VD3 for 3 days? Probably not hard at all...

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                    • bananana
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                      • Feb 2012
                      • 524

                      #11
                      ahh.. figures.
                      I thought so.

                      I know its probably childish - but what you say someone emails them these finding?

                      They might consider it..

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                      • neversaynever
                        Senior Member
                        • Dec 2011
                        • 640

                        #12
                        Originally posted by bananana
                        ahh.. figures.
                        I thought so.

                        I know its probably childish - but what you say someone emails them these finding?

                        They might consider it..
                        Hahaha. I emailed them this morning. They wont care.

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                        • bananana
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                          • Feb 2012
                          • 524

                          #13
                          Originally posted by neversaynever
                          Hahaha. I emailed them this morning. They wont care.
                          Not logical. If I invested 10 mil bucks - I'd care a lot - the solution would be worth limitless amout of money. And this (among other findings)
                          could hold a key.

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                          • neversaynever
                            Senior Member
                            • Dec 2011
                            • 640

                            #14
                            Originally posted by bananana
                            Not logical. If I invested 10 mil bucks - I'd care a lot - the solution would be worth limitless amout of money. And this (among other findings)
                            could hold a key.
                            Im sure they care, about their treatments. But im sure they wont care what a non-scientific punter emails them....

                            I've always felt that cell injections are missing something. Something like this could be the key...or something like Histogens HSC...

                            Perhaps everyone should harassing them via email until the info is passed to the men in white coats?

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                            • Davey Jones
                              Senior Member
                              • Apr 2012
                              • 356

                              #15
                              Originally posted by 2020
                              the cure for AA is a simple vaccination that removes androgen receptors from your scalp
                              Vaccinations are innocuous (or ideally they are innocuous) injections that encourage the immune system to create antibodies targeted at harmful substances. This allows the body to prepare for the introduction of that harmful substance without being put in harm's way. The process is based around what's called "adaptive immunity"; unfortunately for our hair (but fortunately for everything else), it is system wide. You wouldn't want a vaccination that caused your immune system to identify androgen receptors as pathogens. Unless, of course, you were tired of being alive.

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