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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2011
Applicants:
George Cotsarelis, Berwyn, PA (US);
Mayumi Ito, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Inventors:
George Cotsarelis, Berwyn, PA (US);
Mayumi Ito, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Assignee:
THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61Q 7/00 (2006.01); A61Q 5/10 (2006.01); A61K 8/65 (2006.01); A61Q 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61Q 5/10 (2013.01); A61K 8/65 (2013.01); A61Q 5/00 (2013.01); A61Q 7/00 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00765 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00452 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides methods of treating baldness in a subject and generating new hair follicles, comprising epidermal disruption and administration of a compound that promotes a differentiation of an uncommitted epidermal cell into a hair follicle cell. The present invention also provides methods for hair removal and inducing hair pigmentation.