PAI-1 Expression in Non-scarring Hair Loss
- Conditions
- Telogen EffluviumAlopecia AreataAndrogenetic Alopecia
- Registration Number
- NCT02548689
- Lead Sponsor
- Northwestern University
- Brief Summary
This study will investigate whether subjects who suffer from hair loss have increased levels of PAI-1 compared to age-matched control subjects. The level of PAI-1 expression will be determined in subjects without hair loss and in subjects with non-scarring hair loss, including androgenetic alopecia, telogen effluvium and alopecia areata.
- Detailed Description
This study will compare the levels of PAI-1 expression in subjects with different forms of non-scarring hair loss and in these subjects vs normal age-matched controls. Hair loss subjects will have their Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation medical records reviewed to ensure they meet inclusion and exclusion criteria. All subjects will have a 4 mm punch biopsy on the scalp. Tissue PAI-1 levels from scalp skin biopsies will be determined by immunohistochemical staining. Samples will be kept for approximately 15 years, after which time unused samples will be destroyed.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- TERMINATED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 10
- Age-matched control subjects who do not have a history of hair loss
- A clinical and pathologic diagnosis of androgenetic alopecia, telogen effluvium, alopecia areata or normal scalp skin
- All subjects must have given signed, informed consent prior to registration in study
- History of previous hair transplantation
- Current and past use of medications topically on the scalp
- Clinical or pathologic diagnosis of a scarring alopecia
- History of inflammatory conditions of the scalp such as psoriasis
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method PAI-1 expression level in scalp skin biopsy samples Baseline Tissue PAI-1 expression levels will be determined by immunohistochemistry, a three-layer biotin-strepavidin system. Positive PAI-1 expression per total tissue area will be quantified using the color-picker function in imaging software.The PAI-1 expression found in normal scalps will be compared to those found in scalps with hair loss.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Northwestern University Department of Dermatology
🇺🇸Chicago, Illinois, United States