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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2011
Azumi Nagasawa, Utsunomiya, JP;
Susumu Ichinose, Utsunomiya, JP;
Azumi Nagasawa, Utsunomiya, JP;
Susumu Ichinose, Utsunomiya, JP;
Kao Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a method for controlling hair growth, a method for selecting or evaluating a hair growth control agent, and a hair growth suppression agent. The present invention provides a method for selecting or evaluating a hair growth control agent, including the steps of administering a test substance to a cell capable of expressing DnaJC6; measuring the expression of DnaJC6 in the cell; and evaluating the controlling effect of the test substance on hair growth based on the expression. The present invention also provides a hair growth suppression agent containing funabarasou () or its extract as the active ingredient.