Mimicking Senescence Factors to Characterize the Mechanisms Responsible for Hair Regression and Hair Loss: An In Vitro Study

    July 2025 in “ Organoids ”
    Giacomo Masi, Cristiana Guiducci, Francesca Rescigno
    Studysummary In this study, researchers used two dermal papilla spheroid models to investigate hair cycle regression mechanisms and found that the vascular system enhances tissue physiology and gene modulation, while Retinol-based treatments can partially recover tissue degeneration observed over an extended culture period.
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