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TISSUE ENGINEERING
Volume 8, Issue 3, Pages 359-366Publisher
MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC
DOI: 10.1089/107632702760184637
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This study is an investigation to evaluate how the controlled release of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) affects the hair follicle growth of mice in different hair cycle stages: second anagen and second telogen. bFGF was incorporated into biodegradable gelatin hydrogels for its controlled release. After subcutaneous implantation of gelatin hydrogels incorporating 0, 0.7, 7, and 70 mug of bFGF or injection of 0 and 70 mug of free bFGF into the backs of mice, hair follicle growth was evaluated photometrically and histologically on the basis of three parameters: skin color of the reverse side of the implanted or injected site, skin thickness, and area occupied by hair follicle tissue. For mice in second anagen, the darkness of the reverse side of skin implanted with gelatin hydrogel incorporating 7 mug of bFGF was significantly higher than that of skin injected with 70 mug of bFGF 10 days after bFGF application. Implantation of gelatin hydrogel incorporating bFGF enabled the hair follicles to increase the area occupied in skin tissue to a significantly greater extent than in other groups, whereas no effect on skin thickness was observed. bFGF-free, empty gelatin hydrogels did not affect hair follicle growth. Moreover, hair shaft length was significantly elongated by gelatin hydrogel incorporating 7 mug of bFGF, in marked contrast to other agents. The skin of telogen mice receiving gelatin hydrogel incorporating 7 mug of bFGF did not show any change in darkness of reverse skin side or skin thickness, but a significant increase in the size of hair follicles 10 days later. These results indicate that the controlled release of bFGF positively affects the hair growth cycle of mice.
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