Unlocking the secrets of the hair microbiome: From scalp health to therapeutic advances
The human microbiome, a complex and dynamic community of microorganisms abiding in and on the human body, plays a critical part in maintaining health and impacting complaints. This microbiome includes bacteria, fungi, viruses, and other microbes that are essential for various physiological processes...
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| author | Jibon Kumar Paul Mahir Azmal Omar Faruk Talukder ANM Shah Newaz Been Haque Meghla Meem Ajit Ghosh |
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| description | The human microbiome, a complex and dynamic community of microorganisms abiding in and on the human body, plays a critical part in maintaining health and impacting complaints. This microbiome includes bacteria, fungi, viruses, and other microbes that are essential for various physiological processes such as digestion, immune function, and pathogen protection. Among the different microbiomes in the body, the hair follicle microbiome is a distinct and vital niche. It influences hair and scalp health, including hair growth, immune responses, and forestallment of pathogenic colonization, and is involved in conditions like dandruff, seborrheic dermatitis, and acne. Recent exploration has begun to uncover the composition and functional places of the hair follicle microbiome, revealing its active participation in maintaining hair and scalp health. This review provides a comprehensive overview of the hair follicle microbiome, discussing its composition, functional roles, and relations with the host, and exploring methods to study these microbial communities. It highlights the remedial potential of targeting the hair follicle microbiome in treating hair and scalp conditions and suggests unborn exploration directions in this field. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d30a8f1ae77047adb4c968e0fd8f14f52025-08-20T02:19:37ZengElsevierThe Microbe2950-19462025-06-01710035310.1016/j.microb.2025.100353Unlocking the secrets of the hair microbiome: From scalp health to therapeutic advancesJibon Kumar Paul0Mahir Azmal1Omar Faruk Talukder2ANM Shah Newaz Been Haque3Meghla Meem4Ajit Ghosh5Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet 3114, BangladeshDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet 3114, BangladeshDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet 3114, BangladeshDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet 3114, BangladeshFaculty of Medicine, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000, BangladeshDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet 3114, Bangladesh; Corresponding author.The human microbiome, a complex and dynamic community of microorganisms abiding in and on the human body, plays a critical part in maintaining health and impacting complaints. This microbiome includes bacteria, fungi, viruses, and other microbes that are essential for various physiological processes such as digestion, immune function, and pathogen protection. Among the different microbiomes in the body, the hair follicle microbiome is a distinct and vital niche. It influences hair and scalp health, including hair growth, immune responses, and forestallment of pathogenic colonization, and is involved in conditions like dandruff, seborrheic dermatitis, and acne. Recent exploration has begun to uncover the composition and functional places of the hair follicle microbiome, revealing its active participation in maintaining hair and scalp health. This review provides a comprehensive overview of the hair follicle microbiome, discussing its composition, functional roles, and relations with the host, and exploring methods to study these microbial communities. It highlights the remedial potential of targeting the hair follicle microbiome in treating hair and scalp conditions and suggests unborn exploration directions in this field.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2950194625001219Human microbiomeHair follicle microbiomeScalp healthImmune functionDandruffSeborrheic dermatitis |
| spellingShingle | Jibon Kumar Paul Mahir Azmal Omar Faruk Talukder ANM Shah Newaz Been Haque Meghla Meem Ajit Ghosh Unlocking the secrets of the hair microbiome: From scalp health to therapeutic advances The Microbe Human microbiome Hair follicle microbiome Scalp health Immune function Dandruff Seborrheic dermatitis |
| title | Unlocking the secrets of the hair microbiome: From scalp health to therapeutic advances |
| title_full | Unlocking the secrets of the hair microbiome: From scalp health to therapeutic advances |
| title_fullStr | Unlocking the secrets of the hair microbiome: From scalp health to therapeutic advances |
| title_full_unstemmed | Unlocking the secrets of the hair microbiome: From scalp health to therapeutic advances |
| title_short | Unlocking the secrets of the hair microbiome: From scalp health to therapeutic advances |
| title_sort | unlocking the secrets of the hair microbiome from scalp health to therapeutic advances |
| topic | Human microbiome Hair follicle microbiome Scalp health Immune function Dandruff Seborrheic dermatitis |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2950194625001219 |
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