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July 2016 in “PLOS ONE” This study demonstrated that β-catenin signaling in CD133+ dermal papilla cells enhances postnatal hair growth by accelerating the proliferation and differentiation of keratinocytes in the murine hair cycle.
April 2016 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” The authors concluded that Wnt ligands produced by hair-inducing dermal papilla cells have crucial roles in coordinating postnatal hair growth by interacting with both epithelial and mesenchymal compartments.
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April 2011 in “Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research” This review discusses the identification and characteristics of melanocyte stem cells, emphasizing their role in hair pigmentation, greying, and skin repigmentation, but reports no new research findings.
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July 2006 in “British Journal of Dermatology” This study observed that vitamin D receptor expression in certain hair follicle cells varies throughout the murine hair cycle, suggesting a potential role for 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 in hair follicle biology.
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August 2000 in “Pigment cell research” This study observed that melanogenesis in human hair follicles is linked to anagen phases, with melanocyte activity and enzyme expression being region-specific to the nascent bulb.
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October 1996 in “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America” This study found that 17-beta-estradiol inhibits hair growth in mice by blocking hair follicles in the telogen phase, whereas an estrogen receptor antagonist promotes hair growth by initiating anagen.