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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2010
Daniel K. Yarbrough, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Xiaoyang Wu, Northridge, CA (US);
Wenyuan Shi, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Maxwell Anderson, Sequim, WA (US);
Daniel K. Yarbrough, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Xiaoyang Wu, Northridge, CA (US);
Wenyuan Shi, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Maxwell Anderson, Sequim, WA (US);
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
C3 Jian, Inc., Inglewood, CA (US);
Abstract
This invention provides novel methods for inducing hair growth and/or inhibiting hair loss and/or inducing nail growth in a mammal. In various embodiments the methods involve administering, e.g., to a mammal in need thereof, a calcium-binding peptide and/or peptide-like moiety in an amount sufficient to induce hair growth and/or to inhibit hair loss. In certain embodiments the agent is topically and/or transdermally administered.