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September 2010 in “Journal of Dermatological Science” Researchers made a cell line that grows quickly and can help with hair growth research.
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March 2020 in “Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology” Researchers created immortal human skin cells with constant testosterone receptor activity to study hair loss and test treatments.
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November 2023 in “Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology” The study successfully established immortalized human dermal papilla cells (HDPCs) by transfecting them with human papillomavirus 16 (HPV16) E6/E7 oncogenes, overcoming the limitations of primary HDPCs such as reduced proliferative capacity and hair induction potential. These immortalized cells demonstrated higher proliferative activity, with downregulated p53 and pRb proteins and decreased expression of the CDK inhibitor p21. Additionally, cell cycle-related genes and proteins, including CDK2, cyclin E, and E2F family genes, were upregulated. Importantly, the immortalized HDPCs retained their ability to respond to the Wnt/β-catenin pathway and form hair follicles, making them valuable for in vitro hair growth and regeneration studies.
January 2011 in “The Chinese Journal of Dermatovenereology” DPC-hTERT cells can create hair follicle-like structures.
December 2023 in “Scientific Reports” Scientists created cell lines from balding patients and found that cells from the front of the scalp are more affected by hormones that cause hair loss than those from the back.