Effect of Dieckol, a Component of Ecklonia cava, on the Promotion of Hair Growth

• Main Authors: Jung-Il Kang, Sang-Cheol Kim, Min-Kyoung Kim, Hye-Jin Boo, You-Jin Jeon, Young-Sang Koh, Eun-Sook Yoo, Sung-Myung Kang, Hee-Kyoung Kang
• Format: Publication
• Language: English
• Published: Molecular Diversity Preservation International 2012
• Subjects: 5α-reductase activity; 6 mice; C57BL; dermal papilla cells; dieckol; Ecklonia cava< em> hair growth; lt; vibrissa follicle

This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of Ecklonia cava, a marine alga native to Jeju Island in Korea, on the promotion of hair growth. When vibrissa follicles were cultured in the presence of E. cava enzymatic extract (which contains more than 35% of dieckol) for 21 days, E. cava enzymatic...