The following peer-reviewed articles discuss multiple aspects of microbiology and pre-clinical experimentation related to the influence of potassium channels on hair growth. Each of the listed articles is relevant to the Research and Development of our products and/or is authored by a member of our Scientific Advisory Board. The articles are listed here to summarize the depth and breadth of scientific inquiry that stands behind TRX2.

The articles are not intended to promote any specific ingredient, regimen, or use and should not be construed as evidence of the safety, effectiveness, or intended uses of the TRX2™ product.  The label should be consulted for intended uses and appropriate directions for use of the TRX2™ product.

• Potassium channel openers and other regulators of KATP channels
• Ion Channel Pharmacology
• Potassium Channel Conductance: A Mechanism Affecting Hair Growth both In Vitro and In Vivo
• Human hair follicles contain two forms of ATP- sensitive potassium channels, only one of which is sensitive to minoxidil
• KATP channel therapeutics at the bedside
• Minoxidil-Induced Hair Growth is Mediated by Adenosine in Cultured Dermal Papilla Cells: Possible Involvement of Sulfonylurea Receptor 2B as a Target of Minoxidil
• L-Carnitine–L-tartrate promotes human hair growth in vitro
• Molecular mechanisms of androgenetic alopecia
• Novel and Established Potassium Channel Openers Stimulate Hair Growth In Vitro: Implications for their Modes of Action in Hair Follicles
• Minoxidil: mechanisms of action on hair growth
• Antiviral effects of amantadine and iminosugar derivatives against hepatitis C virus.
• NEW: The influence of different lipid environments on the structure and function of the hepatitis C virus p7 ion channel protein