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January 2021 in “Histochemistry and Cell Biology” In this study, human hair follicles showed varying expression of cholesterol transport proteins during the hair cycle, suggesting a potential role of cholesterol in hair growth and cycling.
June 2023 in “Biochimica and biophysica acta. Molecular and cell biology of lipids” In this study, researchers found that knockdown of ABCA5 in primary human hair follicle keratinocytes disrupted cholesterol homeostasis and transportation, suggesting its potential role in hair growth disorders by affecting intracellular cholesterol compartmentalization and LXR-mediated transcriptional activity.
May 2021 in “Histochemistry and Cell Biology” This article highlights studies on cholesterol transporter proteins in hair cycles, epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition in cancer, ovarian hormone effects on cell polarity before implantation, and UV effects on rodent skin, without providing new clinical results.
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April 2003 in “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America” This study identified an unexpected critical role for the FATP4 protein in skin and hair development in mice, linking it to a potential candidate gene for restrictive dermopathy in humans.
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July 2019 in “Experimental Dermatology” This review discusses the role of cholesterol homeostasis in hair follicle biology and its potential connections to various hair disorders, but it reports no new findings.