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January 1994 in “Skin Pharmacology and Physiology” This study found that minoxidil forms a reservoir in the skin, allowing sustained drug delivery even after cleansing, while propylene glycol does not.
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January 1988 in “PubMed” This study found that epidermal cell extract from keratinocytes may promote epidermal cell proliferation and migration while inhibiting fibroblast activity, potentially reducing scarring in wound healing.
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August 2023 in “Journal of cutaneous pathology” This case report describes an 8 cm giant pilomatricoma on a 67-year-old man's scalp, revealing distinct transcriptional patterns related to hair follicle factors and keratin through spatial gene expression analysis.
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December 2022 in “Skin Research and Technology” This study found that downregulation of Sonic hedgehog signaling may promote HPV replication and wart formation by inducing cell cycle arrest in keratinocytes.
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February 2019 in “The New England Journal of Medicine” This article discusses the potential genetic basis of central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia in women of African ancestry but does not provide new research results.