abstract |
The present invention relates to IL-15 polynucleotides, polypeptides, or IL-15 polypeptides for promoting hair growth or for preparing a composition for treating, preventing and / or improving hair loss. It relates to the use of a compound that binds to an antibody that specifically recognizes or that specifically binds to the α chain of the IL-15 receptor. Furthermore, the present invention includes a transgenic non-human animal comprising an IL-15 polynucleotide. The present invention also relates to a method of stimulating hair growth in non-human animals and a method of producing animal hair. Finally, the present invention relates to a method for treating, preventing and / or ameliorating a subject having hair loss. |