Scientist uncovers potential solution for baldness

Corey Fuentes

07 August 2008

Analysts suggest a protein called Laminin-511 may be used to promote hair expansion in humans.

Therefore far, it has shown positive results when tested on mice, and Dr Peter Marinkovich thinks it might become available for humans in only two years. The Laminin-511 protein works at the boundary between the dermis and skin layers of the skin, broadcasting signals between them. Laminin-511 is naturally found in both mice and humans, according to Marinkovich, who

has been researching the protein since 2001. It is not truly saving any lives or anything, but hair loss can be devastating to folk, even dire. [Laminin-511] could improve the quality of life.. Sometimes , drug research starts at the illness and moves toward a cure. However, Marinkovich started with the protein and began looking at which illnesses it had an effect on. The computed two-year development time for Laminin-511 will involve petitioning the FDA to start clinical trials and planning a means of safely mass-producing the treatment for the general public, Marinkovich recounted. If the FDA approves the treatment for humans, it might open the doorways to further Laminin-related treatments for sicknesses. Not only could a Laminin-511 injection help with balding sometimes, but it is also useful for patients working with cancer treatments. Chemo patients have the best chance of replying to Laminin-511 Marinkovich expounded.