by Researchers say that they have found a “mighty double weapon” that could help cancer patients keep their hair during chemotherapy.
The new method combines scalp cooling – use cold caps in the patient to reduce hair loss Cancer Medicines – with a lotion consisting of antioxidants – of which are contained in red grapes.
The researchers of the Sheffield Hallam University was also celebrated as the “milestone” also the optimal temperature for scalp cooling in order to be most effective for the hair.
Hold caps are already used by some cancer patients during chemotherapy to minimize the amount of hair they lose.
They work by restricting blood flow to the scalp, reducing the amount of medication that reaches the hair follicles.
However, the Sheffield Hallam University team found that the cooling of the scalp at 18 ° C (64.4f) can prevent hair damage damage, while 26c may not be sufficient, and that topical antioxidants could “change the ability to cool down from hair loss”.
Dr. Nik Georgopoulos, Associate Professor of Cell Biology and Transforming Lives Fellow at Sheffield Hallam, told PA: “Chemotherapy medication are medication that quickly kill cancer cells, but they cannot distinguish between cancer cells and quickly shares normal cells in the body.
“At the base of our hair follicles there are these rapidly dividing cells or keratinocytes that grow constantly and ultimately form the actual hair.”
For the study published within the borders of pharmacology, hair follicles were isolated from the scalp and bred in the laboratory before being treated with chemotherapy to examine the effects.
“We show that they die,” said Dr. Georgopoulos. “The cells that share quickly and grow the hair die due to the toxicity of chemotherapy.
“But if you cool down, you are protected and I not only mean protected – prevents dying. If cooling is used while the hair follicles are bred in the laboratory, this can completely prevent the toxicity.”
However, the associate professor found that “there is a catch – you have to use the right temperature,” added that “our research has shown that cooling slowed down the cells and prevent them from sharing – protection”.
He said that all problems with temperature could also be compensated for with a topical place that contains antioxidants such as resveratrol, which are contained in red grapes and peanuts and nutritional supplements N-Acetylcystein. Dr. Georgopoulos described the combination as a “powerful double weapon”.
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Dr. Georgopoulos also worked with the Huddersfield Business Paxman Scalp Cooling, which creates a device that circulates the coolant through a specially developed cooling cap.
The chiller cap is worn half an hour before the start of chemotherapy, during treatment and up to 90 minutes after the administration of all medicines.
The researchers now hope to test the technology with the Paxman device and are currently completing the antioxidants to be used.
