Hair Follicle Stem Cells in the Pathogenesis of the Scarring Process in Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus

    January 2009 in “ Autoimmunity Reviews ”
    Khitam Al‐Refu, Mark Goodfield
    Studysummary This study suggests that damage to stem cells in the bulge region of hair follicles may contribute to scarring in chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus.
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    Research cited in this study 4

    1. Characterization and Isolation of Stem Cell-Enriched Human Hair Follicle Bulge Cells ˜The œJournal of clinical investigation/˜The œjournal of clinical investigation · 2005
    2. Involvement of Follicular Stem Cells in Forming Not Only the Follicle but Also the Epidermis Cell · 2000
    3. The Biology of Hair Follicles The New England Journal of Medicine · 1999
    4. Keratin 15 Expression in Stratified Epithelia: Downregulation in Activated Keratinocytes Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 1999

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