Compositions and methods for promoting skin regeneration and hair growth
US10105305B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 19, 2015 |
| Grant date | Oct 23, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 19, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N2320/31
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention relates to the field of wound healing. Specifically, the present invention provides compositions and methods for promoting skin regeneration, more specifically, the generation of de novo hair follicles. In one embodiment, a method for stimulating hair follicle neogenesis in a subject comprises the step of administering to the subject an effective amount of a TLR3 agonist. In certain embodiments, the TLR3 agonist is a double stranded RNA (dsRNA). The present invention is also directed to treating common male pattern hair loss.
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