Impacts of Manipulating Cell Sorting on In Vitro Hair Follicle Regeneration
October 2022
in “
Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering
”
TLDR Manipulating cell sorting can improve hair follicle regeneration in the lab.
The study investigated the effects of manipulating cell-sorting behavior on in vitro hair follicle regeneration using the compound Y27632. It was found that spontaneous organization, crucial for tissue morphogenesis, can be disrupted when epithelial and mesenchymal cells are dissociated and cultured in vitro. By using Y27632, the researchers aimed to influence the cell-sorting behavior to improve hair follicle morphogenesis. The study was supported by various Japanese scientific agencies and involved detailed experimental design and analysis by T.K. and R.A.