21 citations
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January 2018 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that large excisional wounds in rats across seven strains do not regenerate new hair follicles, unlike in mice, possibly due to differences in epidermal competence and transcriptional profiles.
4 citations
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January 2000 in “Durham e-Theses (Durham University)” This study found that anagen skin in PVG rats showed significantly smaller wound diameters compared to telogen skin at 7 and 8 days after wounding, suggesting the importance of hair follicle dermal components in wound healing.
16 citations
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July 2016 in “Journal of Dermatological Science” This study found that stable regeneration of pigmented hairs in mice after severe wounding can occur when the wound is made during the anagen stage, influenced by Wnt and Kit signaling pathways.
26 citations
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April 2012 in “PubMed” In this study, myofibroblasts in rat cutaneous fibrosis were characterized by expressions of vimentin, α-SMA, and Thy-1, and may derive from pericytes or perifollicular dermal sheath cells.
4 citations
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November 2016 in “Hair transplant forum international” This article discusses the follicular unit excision process in hair restoration, focusing on the balance between donor site wounding and graft retrieval, and provides no new clinical data.