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Use of equol for treating androgen mediated diseases

  • US 9,889,116 B2
  • Filed: 03/09/2016
  • Issued: 02/13/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/29/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of modulating androgen hormone action to ameliorate or enhance at least one condition of the skin or hair of a subject, comprising administering a composition comprising a racemic equol, wherein the racemic equol binds free 5α

  • -dihydrotestosterone and inhibits its binding with the androgen receptor, and wherein ameliorating or enhancing at least one condition of the skin or hair of a subject comprises at least one of;

    a) enhancing skin integrityb) ameliorating or diminishing acne,c) enhancing anti-photo-aging and skin anti-aging,d) boosting extracellular matrix proteins,e) diminishing scalp hair loss, orf) enhancing the retention of scalp hair in male or female pattern baldness.

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