Fluoxetine promotes human hair follicle pigmentation ex vivo: serotonin reuptake inhibition as a new antigreying strategy?

Br J Dermatol. 2020 Jun;182(6):1492-1494. doi: 10.1111/bjd.18819. Epub 2020 Jan 30.

Authors

J Chéret^{1

2}, J Gherardini¹, M Bertolini¹, R Paus^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Monasterium Laboratory, Münster, Germany.
² Dr Phillip Frost Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, U.S.A.
³ Centre for Dermatology Research, University of Manchester, and NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, Manchester, U.K.

PMID: 31872421
DOI: 10.1111/bjd.18819

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Fluoxetine*
Hair Follicle
Humans
Pigmentation
Pigmentation Disorders*
Serotonin

Substances

Fluoxetine
Serotonin