Microbiome in the hair follicle of androgenetic alopecia patients
Male
570
Burkholderia
Science
Microbiota
Q
Propionibacterium
R
Immunity
610
Alopecia
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
Medicine
Humans
Female
Hair Follicle
Research Article
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0216330
Publication Date:
2019-05-03T17:26:45Z
AUTHORS (7)
ABSTRACT
Androgenetic alopecia is the most common form of hair loss in males. It is a multifactorial condition involving genetic predisposition and hormonal changes. The role of microflora during hair loss remains to be understood. We therefore analyzed the microbiome of hair follicles from hair loss patients and the healthy. Hair follicles were extracted from occipital and vertex region of hair loss patients and healthy volunteers and further dissected into middle and lower compartments. The microbiome was then characterized by 16S rRNA sequencing. Distinct microbial population were found in the middle and lower compartment of hair follicles. Middle hair compartment was predominated by Burkholderia spp. and less diverse; while higher bacterial diversity was observed in the lower hair portion. Occipital and vertex hair follicles did not show significant differences. In hair loss patients, miniaturized vertex hair houses elevated Propionibacterium acnes in the middle and lower compartments while non-miniaturized hair of other regions were comparable to the healthy. Increased abundance of P. acnes in miniaturized hair follicles could be associated to elevated immune response gene expression in the hair follicle.
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