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Construction of dutasteride nanovesicle and exploration of their mechanism of action in the treatment of androgenetic alopecia
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Weng-kuan U1, Suo-zhen YE1, Ying-ying SUN1, Xue-fei ZHANG2, *, Hai-yan HU1, 2
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica | 2026, 61(3) : 931 - 941
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Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica | 2026, 61(3): 931-941
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Construction of dutasteride nanovesicle and exploration of their mechanism of action in the treatment of androgenetic alopecia
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Weng-kuan U1, Suo-zhen YE1, Ying-ying SUN1, Xue-fei ZHANG2, *, Hai-yan HU1, 2
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  • 1School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
  • 2School of Traditional Dai-Thai Medicine, West Yunnan University of Applied Sciences, Jinghong 666100, China
Published: 2026-03-12 doi: 10.16438/j.0513-4870.2025-0781
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Epidemiology shows that alopecia afflicts about half of the adult population worldwide and has become an important health problem affecting the daily lives of the general public. Due to the complexity of the etiology alopecia and the limited number of available treatments, it is important to develop efficient and safe treatment options. In this study, dutasteride (DUT) nanovesicles (NV@DUT) with egg yolk lecithin, oleic acid and vitamin E polyethylene glycol succinate were constructed, aiming to enhance the skin penetration and retention of DUT while having multiple coordinated effects of antioxidation and anti-inflammation, thereby improving the therapeutic effect. NV@DUT has a slightly milky luster, with a particle size of about 141.3 ± 0.45 nm, uniformly dispersed, its polydispersity index (PDI) is 0.17 ± 0.003. After 60 days of placement at room temperature with small changes in particle size and PDI. Compared with free DUT, the transdermal penetration and skin retention of the drug in NV@DUT increased by approximately 1.7 times. In vitro results showed that NV@DUT has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity. At 500 μg·mL-1 NV@DUT, the scavenging rate of radicals was about 50%, and the inhibition rate of nitric oxide production was about 50%, it improves the homeostasis of the hair follicle microenvironment. In addition, at 20 μg·mL-1 NV@DUT can promote the proliferation and migration of dermal papilla cells (HDPCs) and human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs), the cell viability were (132.67 ± 4.14)% and (116.64 ± 5.14)%; the migration rates were (84.68 ± 3.31)% and (61.87 ± 4.23)%. A preliminary investigation of its mechanism revealed that NV@DUT up-regulate the mRNA expression of β-catenin, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), and down-regulation the mRNA expression of type II 5 alpha-reductase (SRD5A2). NV@DUT can also promote hair regrowth in mice with androgenetic alopecia (AGA), and the weight of the new hair and the thickness of the skin in the mice were higher than those in the model group and the DUT group. The animal experiments were approved by the Laboratory Animal Ethics Committee of Sun Yat-Sen University, and all experiments were conducted in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations. Approval number: 2022000828. The experimental results show that NV@DUT can treat AGA through multiple mechanisms and pathways, providing a new therapeutic strategy for alopecia.

androgenetic alopecia  /  dutasteride  /  nanovesicle  /  mechanism studies  /  hair follicle microenvironment
俞颖君, 叶索珍, 孙莹莹, 张雪飞, 胡海燕. 载度他雄胺纳米囊泡的构建及其在雄激素源性脱发治疗中的作用机制探究. 药学学报, 2026 , 61 (3) : 931 -941 . DOI: 10.16438/j.0513-4870.2025-0781
Weng-kuan U, Suo-zhen YE, Ying-ying SUN, Xue-fei ZHANG, Hai-yan HU. Construction of dutasteride nanovesicle and exploration of their mechanism of action in the treatment of androgenetic alopecia[J]. Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica, 2026 , 61 (3) : 931 -941 . DOI: 10.16438/j.0513-4870.2025-0781
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doi: 10.16438/j.0513-4870.2025-0781
  • Receive Date:2025-07-08
  • Online Date:2026-09-21
  • Published:2026-03-12
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  • Received:2025-07-08
  • Revised:2025-10-16
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    1School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
    2School of Traditional Dai-Thai Medicine, West Yunnan University of Applied Sciences, Jinghong 666100, China
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