| abstract |
The object of the present invention is the use of compounds designed to inhibit the activity of the enzyme 5α-reductase. This is a novel use of compounds of general Formula (I): CH 3 (-CH=CH) n -R (I) where n = from 2 to 7, and R is chosen from among: CHO, CH 2 OH, CH 2 O-CO-R', CO-O (-) , where R' is chosen from among H, and the alky from C 1 to C 22 , each compound of general Formula (I) being used as such or in mixtures with other compounds, as the active principle in a pharmaceutical or cosmetic composition designed to inhibit the action of the enzyme 5α-reductase, and of the pharmaceutical or cosmetic compositions deriving therefrom. |