| abstract |
It is intended to elucidate the effect of promoting hair follicle growth and to provide the following therapeutic agents for hair-related problems (1) to (3):n (1) a hair growth promoting agent, comprising as an active ingredient an expression vector incorporating a full-length FGF-18, a partial peptide thereof, or a cDNA encoding the full-length FGF-18 or the partial peptide; (2) a hair regrowth promoting agent, comprising as an active ingredient an expression vector incorporating a full-length FGF-18, a partial peptide thereof, or a cDNA encoding the full-length FGF-18 or the partial peptide; and (3) a therapeutic agent for alopecia, comprising as an active ingredient an expression vector incorporating a full-length FGF-18, a partial peptide thereof, or a cDNA encoding the full-length FGF-18 or the partial peptide. |