Lei Zhang
Contributed to a 2026 mouse study showing that the plant compound pungenin relieves androgenic alopecia through the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway
College of Life Sciences · Yantai University, China
Lei Zhang is part of a Yantai University team that tested pungenin — a phenolic glucoside from Picea wilsonii — on DHT-induced hair follicle injury in a mouse model of androgenetic alopecia. The group found pungenin protected follicle cells, accelerated hair regrowth, and was associated with transcriptional regulation of the PI3K/AKT/FoxO/mTOR axis.
No independent lab page or prior publication trail was found beyond this study, so this bio stays close to the paper itself.
Milestones in the Atlas
| Year | Evidence | Study |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | A | Pungenin Promotes Hair Growth in Mouse Models of Androgenic Alopecia Through Transcriptional Regulation of the PI3K/AKT/mTOR Axis. ZHAI2026 Contributed to the Yantai University team's mouse study identifying pungenin as a PI3K/AKT/FoxO/mTOR-pathway modulator that restores hair growth in DHT-induced androgenic alopecia. |
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- Jun Yang Contributed to a study showing that pungenin promotes hair growth in mouse models of androgenic alopecia through the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway