The Hair Follicle: An Important Cellular Source in Tissue Engineering

    March 2014 in “ Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia ”
    ML Porriño, Javier Gómez Sánchez, Alberto Mira Almodóvar, J. Miguel Ángel García, Sixto Arias, Carriel
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    TLDR Hair follicles are a key source of stem cells for skin repair and could help treat baldness.
    The 2014 study by Porriño et al. highlighted the hair follicle as a complex microscopic organ with a variety of cell types, including stem cells. The hair follicle, particularly its bulge area, was identified as the most important niche of stem cells in the skin, with the added advantage of easy accessibility. These stem cells were found to be responsible for hair follicle regeneration each hair cycle, and could also form sebaceous glands and help in repopulation of the interfollicular epidermis after injury. The study also noted that recent research had differentiated follicle stem cells into different strains, such as nervous, hematopoietic, and vascular cells. The potential for human hair follicle regeneration was suggested to be a revolutionary development in the field of alopecia.
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