Getting to the Core of the Dermal Papilla
November 2017
in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology”
TLDR The document concludes that understanding dermal papilla cells is key to improving hair regeneration treatments.
The document reviewed two studies from 2017 that advanced the understanding of dermal papilla (DP) cells in hair follicle development and regeneration. Telerman et al. identified Blimp1 as a crucial mediator in DP cells, affecting growth factor pathways and Wnt signaling, which are essential for hair growth. Yang et al. discovered distinct unipotent transit-amplifying cell progenitors in the hair follicle matrix, which are organized spatially to create different hair follicle layers in response to DP signaling, and highlighted the importance of DP cell heterogeneity in generating various hair types. The document also discussed the potential of DP cells in treating hair loss, noting that while some molecules like Sox2 are not essential for hair development, they can determine hair types, and that DP cells' response to androgen varies by body region, affecting hair growth. It emphasized the challenge of DP cells losing pluripotency in culture, which hinders hair regeneration therapies, and suggested future research should aim to modulate fibroblast and DP cell properties to enhance hair regeneration. The document did not specify the number of participants in the studies as it focused on cellular and molecular research rather than clinical trials.
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