Patent ID: 7507719

Claim:
A method for the treatment of alopecia or hair-loss comprising the administration to a patient in need thereof of a composition comprising: a therapeutically effective amount of a peptide conjugate which is not coupled with zinc and which is represented by general formula (II) A-X-Gly-His-Lys-Y (II) (SEQ ID Nos. 3-4) wherein, A represents the radical represented by to a monocarboxylic acid of general formula (III) HOOC—R (III) wherein, R represents a linear or branched C 1 -C 24 aliphatic radical optionally substituted with a hydroxyl group, possibly containing one or more unsaturations, Lipoic acid or its reduced form, dihydrolipoic acid, N-lipoyl-lysine or retinoic acid, X represents 1 to 3 Lys residues, that are optionally methylated, or a bond, and Y represents an —OH or —NH 2 group, the amino acids being in D, L or DL form.