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Stimulation of hair growth with aliphatic carboxylic acids
Assignee: Lion Corp
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Filing: 1986-10-28
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Granted: 1989-10-17
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Expires: 2006-10-28
Abstract
Abstract Use of nonanoic acid or a physiologically harmless derivative thereof for the manufacture of a medicament for the therapeutic treatment of alopecia.
Inventors
- 👤 Kuniaki Adachi
- 👤 Hideo Tamai
- 👤 Masanao Sadai
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 23:00
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61K; A61K8/00; A61K8/18; A61K8/30; A61K8/33; A61K8/36; A61K8/361; A61K31/00; A61K31/185; A61K31/19; A61K31/20; A61K8/34; A61K8/37; A61K8/375; A61K8/55; A61K8/553; A61K8/63; A61K8/68; A61K8/96; A61K8/97; A61K8/9783; A61K8/9789; A61Q; A61Q7/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
98 words
A method of stimulating growth of human hair on a human head suffering from or susceptible to alopecia which comprises bringing active human hair follicles on a human head from a telogen state into a normal anagen state by applying to said follicles a growth stimulating amount of an effective ingredient which is an aliphatic carboxylic acid which possesses an odd number of carbon atoms or derivative thereof and is selected from the group consisting of n-hendecanoic acid, n-tridecanoic acid, n-pentadecanoic acid, n-heptadecanoic acid, a glyceride of said acids, a metal salt of said acids and mixtures thereof.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
98 words
A method of stimulating growth of human hair on a human head suffering from or susceptible to alopecia which comprises bringing active human hair follicles on a human head from a telogen state into a normal anagen state by applying to said follicles a growth stimulating amount of an effective ingredient which is an aliphatic carboxylic acid which possesses an odd number of carbon atoms or derivative thereof and is selected from the group consisting of n-hendecanoic acid, n-tridecanoic acid, n-pentadecanoic acid, n-heptadecanoic acid, a glyceride of said acids, a metal salt of said acids and mixtures thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
10 words
The method of claim 1 for treating males with alopecia.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
11 words
The method of claim 2, wherein the alopecia is alopecia areata.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 2, wherein the alopecia is alopecia prematura and praesenilis.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
11 words
The method of claim 2, wherein the alopecia is alopecia furfuracea.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
11 words
The method of claim 2, wherein the alopecia is alopecia seborrheica.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 2, wherein the effective ingredient is n-hendecanoic acid, a glyceride or metal salt thereof.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 2, wherein the effective ingredient is n-tridecanoic acid, a glyceride or metal salt thereof.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 2, wherein the effective ingredient is n-pentadecanoic acid, a glyceride or metal salt thereof.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 2, wherein the effective ingredient is n-heptadecanoic acid, a glyceride or metal salt thereof.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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