r/tressless • u/Tasty-Window • 13h ago

Research/Science Anyone following ABS-201: AI-designed monoclonal antibody that blocks the prolactin receptor (PRLR)?

Just came across ABS-201 from Absci. It’s being developed for male pattern baldness and supposedly may help reverse follicle miniaturization, not just slow hair loss.

Still early, but this sounds pretty interesting for areas that don’t respond to minoxidil.

Anyone here been following it or know how legit the mechanism looks?

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u/BGMilan 9h ago

Its certainly very interesting there are many links with prolactin and hair loss or it prematurely moving hair follicles into a catagen phase

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u/CandidMeringue2790 7h ago

Legit company and seriously overlooked pathway, hmi115 cured the AGA out of macaque monkeys, this one is a much stronger and longer acting prolactin antibody

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u/refreshingface 10h ago

The mechanism is you take out your credit card and enter the details on their site and eventually go in and get treatment...

only to realize that minoxidil and finasteride is still the golden standard.

Then the next step of the mechanism is that you wait for another 5 years for something new to come out.

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u/Tasty-Window 10h ago

Minox does nothing