Exosomal miRNA-218-5p From Low-Passage Dermal Papilla Cells Modulates Hair Follicle Growth and Development

    January 2026 in “ Non-coding RNA Research ”
    Bohao Zhao, Jiawei Cai, Miaocheng Wang … Xinsheng Wu
    Studysummary This study found that low-passage exosomes from dermal papilla cells enhance hair follicle stem cell proliferation and that miR-218-5p may serve as a potential biomarker and therapeutic target for hair growth.
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