HAIR LOSS DUE TO STRESS MY BE PREVENTED DUE TO MICE EXPERIMENT

Recently, there has been a lot of buzz on the internet about a new hair loss treatment that was accidentally discovered involving stress-induced mice.

It was an accidental find because the study was originally performed to test how stress affects a very common condition called irritable bowel disease.

First, they produced mice that were genetically engineered to constantly produce a stress-related hormone called corticotrophin releasing factor (CRF). In effect, this caused hair loss at the back portions of the mice. (Why is it always the top?)

Next, the mice were given a chemical compound called astressin B which acts an antagonist to CRF. The mechanism of action of astressin b is it competes with the receptors of CRF on the cells, as a result, stress is drastically reduced. In effect, the mice are assumed to be stress free and they grew back all their hair again.

For some reason, a study made for irritable bowel disease has become very popular for the mice that grew back hair. That’s what the experiment suppose to do if successful. Hair growth is a positive sign that the CRF antagonist works. This means that astressin B is an effective drug in treating stress related irritable bowel disease.

When we’re stressed out, our tummy go crazy and we experience all sorts of bowel problems like diarrhea, constipation, ulcer, vomiting – you name it. This experiment shows that astressin B can probably reverse all that.

Now can astressin be used as a treatment for stress related hair loss? Well, it worked for the mice but using it on people, this is still farfetched or a joke. Why? Because you can’t even compare what the mice been through, the mice were genetically altered to be under constant stress from birth. The truth is, they probably don’t know what the feeling of stress is because they already have it. No stress triggers, no stressful moments because they are already stressed.

In fact, hair loss due to stress is not that common and you need a huge amount of stress before you can get hair loss. And if ever you’ve experienced this type of stress, hair loss would be the least of your problems, considering you’re about to get a heart attack or stroke maybe. So this hair loss treatment is just a fad because this is what all what bald guys want to hear.