Hair Disorders
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (4 March 2019) | Viewed by 5275
Special Issue Editor
Interests: determination of the function of the autoimmune regulator (AIRE) gene and its role in the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases such as alopecia areata, vitiligo and thyroid diseases
Special Issue Information
The hair follicle (HF) has a range of biological functions including thermoregulation, wound healing, and sensory function, as well as a social function in which hair is an important part of an individual’s self-image. Hair disorder can cause the alteration of one of more of these functions. Development of molecular biology techniques, as well as methods of high-throughput screening, has made it possible to identify genes involved in the pathogenesis of a range of human diseases, as well as to identify molecules involved in the control of gene expression. This Special Issue will focus on hair disorders research in basic science, through animal testing of potentially therapeutic molecules, to clinical trials. For instance, decades of basic research on alopecia areata, an autoimmune disease of HF, has led to the identification of an important JAK-STAT pathway in the pathology of the disease, and the testing of JAK inhibitors molecules such as ruxolitinib, tofacitinib, and baricitinib on animal models has shown successful results in alopecia areata patients. In this issue, we would like to invite you to share with us your latest discoveries and developments regarding hair disorders.
Dear Colleagues,
IJERPH is organising a focus theme issue “Hair Disorders”. We would greatly appreciate it if you could contribute and write a review article, original article, or brief communication for this themed issue.
We invite you to address one of the important aspects of hair biology and hair disorders. As an eminent researcher in the field of hair molecular biology, we were hoping you could provide your view and an update on the recent development in this field of research.
Original article: a maximum of 3000 words, including an abstract of 250 words.
Communication: a speculative, thought-provoking essay, with a maximum of 2000 words and 9 references.
A standard review article: a maximum of 4000 words.
Our deadline for the submission of your article for this issue will be 4 March 2019.
We hope you kindly agree to help with this project.
With warmest wishes,
Dr. Rachid Tazi-Ahnini
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- hair disorders
- hair follicle
- genetics of hair disorders
- autoimmunity in hair disorders
- treatment of hair disorders
