October 2015 in “Journal of Bioresource Management” This study suggests that plucked human hairs can be used to culture hair follicle cells in vitro, offering a potential, cost-effective alternative to traditional hair transplantation for treating male baldness.
January 2008 in “Bradford Scholars (University of Bradford)” This study supports that an antibody response against anagen-specific hair follicle antigens, including trichohyalin and keratin 16, may play a role in alopecia areata.
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January 1989 This study describes a new tissue culture method that successfully induces outer root sheath cells from hair follicles to differentiate into a multilayered epithelium with characteristics similar to normal interfollicular epidermis.
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January 2013 in “Journal of Clinical & Experimental Dermatology Research” This study found that human hair follicles can be maintained in vitro for at least seven days before they start to show signs of transitioning into the catagen phase.
June 2020 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study observed that human primary adult hair matrix keratinocytes may have the potential to generate hair follicle organoids, suggesting possible applications in hair follicle neogenesis and preclinical hair growth agent screening.
