Treatment of Full-Thickness Skin Wounds with Blood-Derived CD34+ Precursor Cells Enhances Healing with Hair Follicle Regeneration

March 2020 in “ Advances in wound care ”

Shaowei Li, Min Hu, H. Peter Lorenz

CD34+ precursor cells hair follicle regeneration full-thickness skin wounds stem cell markers Fgf9 protein CD34+ cells hair growth skin wounds stem cells

TLDR Blood-derived CD34+ cells speed up healing, reduce scarring, and regrow hair in skin wounds.

A study from 3 years ago found that using blood-derived CD34+ precursor cells can improve healing and promote hair follicle regeneration in full-thickness skin wounds in mice. The treatment resulted in faster wound healing, reduced scarring, and the growth of new hair follicles. The cells expressed stem cell markers and secreted Fgf9 protein, indicating their potential as a therapy for skin wound healing and hair growth. Further research is needed to confirm the findings and explore the mechanism of CD34+ cells.

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