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US 6,733,776 B1Granted
Method for promoting hair growth
AssigneeAntiCancer, Inc.
InventorsLingna Li, Valeryi Lishko
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Abstract
The invention provides a method to provide hair growth by stimulating extrusion of hair from a hair follicle which employs a liposomal formulation of an active ingredient which stimulates extrusion when taken up by the hair follicles.
Claims12
A method for treating androgenic alopecia in a subject which method comprises
- applying to the skin of said subject, wherein said skin contains hair follicles, a formulation of liposomes, which liposomes have incorporated therein at least one active ingredient selected from the group consisting of
- (a) an antisense nucleic acid molecule that hybridizes to an androgen receptor gene so as to inhibit androgen receptor expression;
- (b) an expression system therefor;
- and
- (c) an antiandrogen and
- wherein said formulation is free of active ingredient not encapsulated in said liposomes and
- wherein said formulation delivers said active ingredient directly and selectively specifically to the cells of the hair follicle and to the hair shaft itself and does not deliver said active ingredient generally to the dermis or circulation.
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A formulation of liposomes containing at least one active ingredient that is effective in treating androgenic alopecia selected from the group consisting of
- (a) an antisense nucleic acid molecule that hybridizes to an androgen receptor gene so as to inhibit androgen receptor expression;
- (b) expression system therefor;
- and
- (c) an antiandrogen
- said active ingredient encapsulated in said liposomes and said formulation free of unencapsulated active ingredient.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.