低能量激光促进雄激素脱毛小鼠毛发再生的机制研究

Mechanistic study of low-level laser therapy in promoting hair regeneration in androgenetic alopecia mice

  • 摘要: 背景 雄激素性脱发(androgenetic alopecia,AGA)是临床最常见的脱发类型之一,但目前临床治疗手段有限,传统药物疗效不稳定,副作用明显。低能量激光疗法(low-level laser therapy,LLLT)已被证实具有促进毛发生长的临床效果,但其作用机制尚未阐明。目的 探究LLLT对雄激素脱毛小鼠模型毛发再生效果及作用机制。方法 将60 只7 周龄C57BL/6J 雄性小鼠随机分为空白组、模型组、米诺地尔组、LLLT 20 min组和LLLT 30 min组,每组12 只,除空白组外其余各组小鼠先腹腔注射双氢睾酮(dihydrotestosterone,DHT)溶液4 d,第0 天时用松香-蜡混合加热后将所有小鼠后背脱毛,脱毛后除空白组外其他四组小鼠继续注射双氢睾酮建立雄激素脱毛小鼠模型。空白组、模型组后背隔天蒸馏水涂抹治疗;米诺地尔组后背涂抹等量药物;LLLT 组采用650 nm 波长、5 mW/cm2 功率密度的激光隔天进行治疗,每次分别照射20 min 和30 min,连续治疗3 周。分别于第7、14、21 天收集各组小鼠后背皮肤组织和毛发,通过毛发电镜、苏木精-伊红(hematoxylin-Eosin,HE)染色、免疫荧光染色等评估毛囊组织结构变化。对第21 天组织标本进行转录组学分析。结果 与模型组相比较,LLLT治疗组小鼠后背皮肤毛发覆盖率明显增多、毛干直径增粗(P<0.05),30 min组效果优于20 min治疗组,与米诺地尔组毛发形态相近。HE染色显示LLLT治疗组小鼠皮肤单位面积内毛囊数量显著增加,毛球部结构、形态完整,毛母质细胞致密排列,Ki67 荧光信号增强,差异均有统计学意义(P<0.05)。转录组学分析显示,LLLT通过调控线粒体能量代谢发挥治疗作用,同时上调Wnt/β-catenin、PI3K/Akt/mTOR等信号通路关键基因转录及蛋白表达,激活毛囊干细胞,促进血管生成,从而系统性促进毛发再生。结论 LLLT能激活毛囊干细胞分化,促进毛囊干细胞增殖使毛囊重新进入生长期发挥治疗作用。

     

    Abstract: Background Androgenetic alopecia (AGA) is one of the most common types of hair loss in clinical practice, but the current clinical treatment options are limited and the efficacy of traditional drugs is unstable. Low-level laser therapy (LLLT) has been proven to have a clinical effect in promoting hair growth, but its mechanism of action remains unclear. In this study, a mouse model of hair loss induced by dihydrotestosterone was used, with hair follicle stem cells as the research target, to systematically explore the molecular biological mechanism of LLLT in promoting hair regeneration, providing a theoretical basis for clinical application.Objective To investigate the efficacy and underlying mechanisms of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) in promoting hair regeneration in androgenetic alopeciamice. Methods Sixty 7-week-old male C57BL/6J mice were randomly divided into blank, model, minoxidil, LLLT 20 min, and LLLT 30 min groups. Except for the blank group, all mice received intraperitoneal injections of dihydrotestosterone (DHT) for 4 days, followed by dorsal depilation and continued DHT administration to establish an androgenic alopecia model. The blank and model groups were treated with distilled water, the minoxidil group received topical minoxidil, and the LLLT groups were treated with a 650 nm laser (5 mW/cm2) for 20 or 30 min daily for 4 weeks. Skin and hair samples were collected on days 7, 14, and 21 for morphological and histological evaluation, and transcriptomic analysis was performed on day 21 tissues. Data were analyzed using the t-test.Results Compared with the model group, mice in the LLLT treatment groups showed significantly increased dorsal hair coverage and thicker hair shafts (P < 0.05), with greater improvement in the 30 min group than in the 20 min group. Hair morphology in the LLLT groups was comparable to that of the minoxidil group. HE staining revealed a significant increase in the number of hair follicles per unit area in LLLT-treated mice, with intact and well-organized hair bulb structures and densely arranged matrix cells. Ki67 fluorescence intensity was markedly enhanced (P<0.05). Transcriptomic analysis indicated that LLLT exerted its therapeutic effects by modulating mitochondrial energy metabolism and upregulating key genes and protein expression in the Wnt/β -catenin and PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathways, thereby activating hair follicle stem cells, promoting angiogenesis, and systematically enhancing hair regeneration.Conclusion LLLT treatment activates the differentiation of hair follicle stem cells and promotes their proliferation, thereby inducing hair follicles to re-enter the anagen (growth) phase and exerting therapeutic effects.

     

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