May 2023 in “Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology” This review outlines the potential of using human pluripotent stem cells for hair follicle bioengineering, detailing current HF morphogenesis and cycling knowledge, various cell sources, and strategies using iPSCs, while discussing the challenges and prospects for therapeutic use in addressing hair loss.
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February 2022 in “Journal of immunology research” This study observed that exosomes from adipose-derived stem cells promoted hair growth by enhancing dermal papilla cell proliferation and activating signaling pathways, suggesting potential for treating immune-mediated alopecia.
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February 2022 in “Experimental Dermatology” This study found that mitochondrial dysfunction and higher oxidative stress in balding dermal papilla cells may contribute to androgenetic alopecia, with antioxidants potentially improving metabolite uptake.
March 2026 in “Frontiers in Veterinary Science” This study found that all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) inhibits proliferation and promotes apoptosis in secondary hair follicle-derived dermal papilla cells from cashmere goats, likely via the TGF-β2/Smad2/3 signaling pathway.
January 2026 in “Lab on a Chip” In this perspective, recent advances in regenerative medicine, including bioartificial substitutes and engineered in vitro platforms, are reviewed for their potential to restore human hair follicles, highlighting new technologies like 3D printing, hair-on-a-chip models, and stem cell-derived organoids.
February 2025 in “Stem Cell Research & Therapy” This study reviews advancements in hair follicle regeneration, discussing the benefits and limitations of methods such as organ germ assembling, stem cell induction, and bioprinting, while highlighting the challenges of replicating embryonic signals and finding suitable cell sources for clinical applications.
November 2024 in “Burns & Trauma” This review examines how skin organoids, derived from stem cells, are constructed to simulate skin functions and are pivotal in wound healing and regeneration, highlighting their promising roles in both research and therapeutic applications.
August 2023 in “Military Medical Research” This review highlights that skin organoids, advanced three-dimensional models mimicking human skin, are emerging as effective alternatives to traditional culture models and human skin, overcoming limitations of two-dimensional systems and ethical concerns, and are being increasingly used in areas like developmental biology and disease modeling.
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January 2022 in “BioMed Research International” The researchers concluded that baicalin may promote hair growth and follicle proliferation by activating the AKT pathway, suggesting its potential as a treatment for alopecia.
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March 2023 in “Applied sciences” This study found that essential oils boost hair growth activity in dermal papilla cells by scavenging reactive oxygen species and upregulating growth factor biomarkers.
September 2026 in “Aging Cell” This study found that knocking down SFRP2 in an AGA model improved hair regeneration and reduced cellular dysfunction, suggesting that targeting the SFRP2-FSTL1 axis could be a promising therapeutic strategy for androgenetic alopecia.
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January 2022 in “Life” This review examines current and potential tissue engineering strategies for hair follicle regeneration in androgenetic alopecia but does not provide new clinical results, highlighting the need for further research and development.
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November 2019 in “FEBS open bio” This study found that stimulating dermal papilla cells with specific adipo-osteogenic factors and growth factors helped maintain their viability and restored their hair-forming activity in vitro.
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February 2007 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” The researchers reported that adenosine increases FGF-7 expression in dermal papilla cells, which may stimulate hair growth via the A2b adenosine receptor and cAMP pathway.
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April 1995 in “PubMed” This study found that dermal papilla cells from beard and axillary hair follicles can produce androgen-dependent factors that stimulate proliferation in adjacent follicular epithelial cells under testosterone influence.
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April 2017 in “Scientific Reports” This study found that 5% activated platelet-rich plasma significantly improved cell proliferation and hair-inductive ability of dermal papilla cells in vitro, and promoted hair follicle formation in mice.
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December 2019 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” This study found that preconditioning adipose-derived stem cells with HB-EGF enhanced their ability to promote hair growth in vivo by increasing their motility, paracrine effects, and survival.
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May 2020 in “Biomolecules & Therapeutics” This study found that vanillic acid from wheat bran promoted dermal papilla cell proliferation, potentially stimulating hair growth by activating the PI3K/Akt and Wnt/β-catenin pathways.
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September 2017 in “Scientific Reports” This study found that the mitotic arrest deficient protein MAD2B negatively affects TCF4-induced growth and proliferation of dermal papilla cells, which are vital for hair follicle development.
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January 2021 in “Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology” This study found that elevated expression of the protein Zyxin in hair follicles is associated with androgenetic alopecia and suggests it may be targeted for therapy.
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September 2022 in “Molecules” This study found that Camellia seed cake extract may counteract DHT-induced effects in cultured dermal papilla cells, suggesting potential to prevent or alleviate androgenetic alopecia.
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February 2023 in “International journal of molecular sciences” This study identified that copper depletion in dermal papilla cells reduced hair growth by boosting ROS levels, but ROS scavengers like NAC and ascorbic acid partially alleviated this effect.
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July 2024 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” In this study, miR-181a was found to inhibit the proliferation and induction abilities of ovine dermal papilla cells by targeting the GNAI2 gene and affecting the Wnt/β-Catenin signaling pathway, highlighting its role in the regulation of hair follicle growth and development.
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November 2023 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” This study observed that SOX18 promotes the proliferation of dermal papilla cells in Hu sheep by activating the Wnt/β-Catenin signaling pathway, suggesting its key role in wool growth.
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June 2023 in “Animals” In this study, researchers found that overexpression of CRABP2 enhanced the proliferation of dermal papilla cells in Hu sheep through activation of the Wnt/β-catenin pathway, even when the pathway was inhibited.
January 2026 in “Non-coding RNA Research” This study found that low-passage exosomes from dermal papilla cells enhance hair follicle stem cell proliferation and that miR-218-5p may serve as a potential biomarker and therapeutic target for hair growth.
December 2025 in “The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry” This study found that kaempferol may stimulate hair growth in androgenetic alopecia by enhancing dermal papilla cell function and reducing dihydrotestosterone-induced damage, showing comparable efficacy to finasteride in a mouse model.
April 2025 in “Regenerative Therapy” This study found that PRP-Exos may stimulate hair follicle growth and enhance regeneration in cases of AGA by activating the Wnt/β-Catenin signaling pathway, showing potential both in vitro and in vivo.
October 2024 in “Biology” This review discusses the role of dermal papilla cells in hair follicle formation and their potential use in cell therapy for hair loss, but reports no new research findings.
May 2024 in “Regenerative Therapy” This laboratory study found that dendrobium officinale polysaccharide (DOP) stimulated hair follicle and hair growth in mice by activating the WNT signaling pathway.