This study found that a hair follicle-like structure forms in nude mice when hair papilla cells are mixed with hair follicle epithelium and implanted, but not with dermal sheath cells or fibroblasts.
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January 2020 in “Methods in molecular biology” This study describes a protocol for generating hair follicle germ-like organoids from human skin cells, which may aid in alopecia drug discovery and understanding hair follicle regeneration.
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March 2010 in “Histochemistry and cell biology” Skin cells can help create early hair-like structures in lab cultures.
January 2005 in “Urologia Journal” This study found that both Finasteride and MK386 reduced cell proliferation in primary prostate cancer cultures, with Finasteride being more effective in lower Gleason scores and MK386 in higher ones.
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February 2021 in “Stem Cell Research & Therapy” This study found that conditioned medium from placental cells and sub-cultured placental tissue promoted angiogenesis in human umbilical vein endothelial cells in vitro, with early pregnancy cells having a more significant effect.