284 citations
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May 2002 in “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences” In vitro, this study suggests that CRH may act as an autocrine hormone in human sebocytes, influencing lipid synthesis and potentially impacting skin disorders related to alterations in sebaceous lipid formation.
137 citations
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January 2006 in “Frontiers in bioscience” This review discusses the role of corticotropin-releasing hormone in human skin, focusing on its regulation, receptors, and functions, and highlights parallels with the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis; it reports no new research findings.
128 citations
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August 2015 in “Cell Stem Cell” The researchers reported that dsRNA from damaged skin activates TLR3, promoting hair follicle regeneration, while TLR3-deficient animals fail to initiate this process, suggesting potential therapeutic approaches for hair neogenesis.
72 citations
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October 2009 in “The FASEB journal” This study found that thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) acts as a potent stimulator of hair growth in human scalp hair follicles, promoting elongation and prolonging the anagen phase.
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January 2020 in “Theranostics” This study demonstrated that OSA hydrogels enhanced the stability and retention of dermal papilla-derived extracellular vesicles, which significantly improved hair regeneration in both cultured human hair and a mouse depilation model.