Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 1984 Dec;10:2335.

In vivo radioprotective activities of diethyldithiocarbamate (DDC).
Milas L, et al

Studies were performed to determine whether diethyldithiocarbamate protects against radiation damage to ….., hair follicles, tissues in the leg responsible for leg contractures, and a fibrosarcoma (FSA) of C3Hf/Kam mice. In most experiments,…..A dose of 400 mg/kg DDC was less effective. Protection was also significant against hair loss and leg contractures ….Therefore, DDC protected both normal tissues and FSA, but the degree of protection varied greatly. A therapeutic gain was achieved in some instances.

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Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 1984 Dec;10:2335.

In vivo radioprotective activities of diethyldithiocarbamate (DDC).
Milas L, et al

Studies were performed to determine whether diethyldithiocarbamate protects against radiation damage to ….., hair follicles, tissues in the leg responsible for leg contractures, and a fibrosarcoma (FSA) of C3Hf/Kam mice. In most experiments,…..A dose of 400 mg/kg DDC was less effective. Protection was also significant against hair loss and leg contractures ….Therefore, DDC protected both normal tissues and FSA, but the degree of protection varied greatly. A therapeutic gain was achieved in some instances.

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Table I summarizes the results of immunohistochemical staining of activated caspases 1-10, usurpin and XIAP in normal human hair from the scalp. Tables II and III summarize the results of positive immunoreactivity for men with AGA affected scalp and the same men 6 months after finasteride treatment, respectively. Histological analysis reveals that caspases 1, 3, 8 and 9 are all detected predominately within the isthmic and upper portion of the hair shaft in both normal and AGA patients. All specimens, whether normal or hair loss affected, as well as treated specimens, exhibit the same caspases, however, the levels of expression differ between the groups. In pattern hair loss affected tissues, the expression of caspase 1, 3, 8 and 9 is greater then normal, and after 6 months of finasteride treatment, the expression of caspases decreases, similar to the level found in normal scalp.