Saudi Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences (SJMPS)
Volume-4 | Issue-02 | 207-214
Original Research Article
Propranolol in Chemotherapy Induced Alopecia Review
Iman Moustafa, M. Essam Badawy, Ibrahim AL Dossary
Published : Feb. 15, 2018
Abstract
Alopecia actuated by chemotherapy is a much-feared unfavorable impact by numerous chemotherapy protocols. Alopecia induced by chemotherapy is considered the most mental stunning highlights of cancer treatment. A few medicines have been researched as conceivable approaches to anticipate hair loss, however, none has been effective. To date, still no accomplishable approach or treatment for overcoming chemotherapy-induced alopecia. Utilizing developed new sub-atomic innovation, spots and featuring in understanding sub-atomic systems of chemotherapy-prompted alopecia has been accomplished utilizing rat models. Numerous systems can clarify the pathobiology of the response of human hair follicle to chemotherapy albeit some to a great extent stays obscure. In this article, we audit pathobiology of chemotherapy-initiated alopecia , we concentrate on the roles of p53, CDK2 and its objective qualities that are vital in interceding reactions of hair follicle cells. We expect that nearby pharmacological hindrance of p53 and CDK2 activity may fill in as an effective treatment to avert chemotherapy-incited balding. Adequate pharmacological inhibition of chemotherapy-induced male pattern baldness may require a blend of inhibitors to block correlative or excess pathways of apoptosis in hair follicles. Estimation chemotherapy instigated alopecia is vital and the related subject we open to it in this review. Moreover, in this review, we will clarify the biomolecular link between the degeneration of hair follicle induced by chemotherapy and the mechanism of propranolol in controlling P53 and CDK2 as protection from alopecia induce by chemotherapy