Editing Adenosine (section)

=== Hair ===
Adenosine has been shown to promote thickening of hair on people with thinning hair.<ref name="pmid19239555">{{Cite journal | vauthors = Oura H, Iino M, Nakazawa Y, Tajima M, Ideta R, Nakaya Y, Arase S, Kishimoto J | title = Adenosine increases anagen hair growth and thick hairs in Japanese women with female pattern hair loss: a pilot, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial | journal = The Journal of Dermatology | volume = 35 | issue = 12 | pages = 763–767 | date = December 2008 | pmid = 19239555 | doi = 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2008.00564.x | s2cid = 12289511 }}</ref><ref name="pmid22020741">{{Cite journal | vauthors = Hwang KA, Hwang YL, Lee MH, Kim NR, Roh SS, Lee Y, Kim CD, Lee JH, Choi KC | title = Adenosine stimulates growth of dermal papilla and lengthens the anagen phase by increasing the cysteine level via fibroblast growth factors 2 and 7 in an organ culture of mouse vibrissae hair follicles | journal = International Journal of Molecular Medicine | volume = 29 | issue = 2 | pages = 195–201 | date = February 2012 | pmid = 22020741 | doi = 10.3892/ijmm.2011.817 | doi-access = free }}</ref>  A 2013 study compared topical adenosine with [[minoxidil]] in male [[androgenetic alopecia]], finding it was as potent as minoxidil (in overall treatment outcomes) but with higher satisfaction rate with patients due to “faster prevention of hair loss and appearance of the newly grown hairs” (further trials were called for to clarify the findings).<ref>{{Cite journal | vauthors = Faghihi G, Iraji F, Rajaee Harandi M, Nilforoushzadeh MA, Askari G | title = Comparison of the efficacy of topical minoxidil 5% and adenosine 0.75% solutions on male androgenetic alopecia and measuring patient satisfaction rate | journal = Acta Dermatovenerologica Croatica | volume = 21 | issue = 3 | pages = 155–159 | date = 2013 | pmid = 24183218 }}</ref>