Human Fetal Scalp Dermal Papilla Enriched Genes and the Role of R-Spondin-1 in the Restoration of Hair Neogenesis in Adult Mouse Cells
November 2020
in “Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology”
TLDR Certain genes are more active in baby scalp cells and can help grow hair when added to adult mouse skin cells.
The study explored the gene expression differences between human fetal and adult dermal papilla (DP) cells and the potential of R-spondin-1 (Rspo1) to induce hair follicle neogenesis in adult mouse cells. Researchers identified 822 genes with differential expression, including 121 significantly upregulated in fetal DP cells, and highlighted the importance of pathways like BMP, Wnt, and epithelial-mesenchymal signaling in hair follicle development. Rspo1, a Wnt pathway agonist, was found to be upregulated in fetal DP cells and could stimulate adult mouse skin cells to form hair-bearing follicles when grafted onto mice. The study suggests that specific genes and transcription factors upregulated in fetal DP cells may be key to their ability to induce hair follicle formation, offering potential therapeutic targets for hair loss conditions. However, the study did not specify the number of subjects involved, and it acknowledged limitations such as sample variation and degradation.
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