118 citations
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January 2016 in “Current Topics in Developmental Biology” This essay discusses the establishment, maintenance, and role of skin stem cells in tissue homeostasis, wound repair, and their relation to skin cancer, without reporting new experimental findings.
5 citations
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January 2016 in “Stem Cells International” This study found that epidermal stem cells in nonglabrous skin are connected to the distal end of the arrector pili muscle, which may play a role in epidermal renewal and wound healing.
232 citations
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October 2015 in “International journal of molecular sciences” This review discusses the role of epidermal and other adult stem cells in skin repair, focusing on their potential therapeutic applications for non-healing wounds and other skin disorders, but reports no new research results.
57 citations
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January 2014 in “Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine” Skin stem cells maintain and repair the outer layer of skin, with some types being essential for healing wounds.
11 citations
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July 2012 in “Experimental dermatology” This article discusses the expression and potential new roles of innate immunity genes in CD49f(+) /CD34(+) hair follicle stem cells, but reports no new experimental results.
55 citations
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March 2012 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Research on epidermal stem cells has advanced significantly, showing promise for improved clinical therapies.
86 citations
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August 2011 in “Toxicological sciences” In this study, researchers found that TCDD exposure accelerated differentiation and altered gene expression in human epidermal cells, indicating the epidermal barrier as a target of TCDD-activated AHR.
80 citations
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May 2011 in “Nature Cell Biology” This review discusses the progress in identifying stem cells responsible for tissue regeneration and highlights technological advances in tracking their behavior, but reports no new clinical results.
1039 citations
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February 2009 in “Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology” This review discusses the reuse of molecular mechanisms involved in embryonic skin development for maintaining adult epidermal homeostasis and reports no new results.
153 citations
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October 2007 in “Cell Stem Cell” New research suggests that skin cell renewal may not require a special type of cell previously thought to be essential.
51 citations
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February 2004 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” MCSP may help identify and regulate skin stem cells, affecting hair growth and regeneration.
45 citations
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March 1997 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” TCDD changes skin gene expression and may harm skin health.